Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954 - 1963 Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954 - 1963 Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of army does King build?
(a) A violent army
(b) A guerilla army
(c) A non-violent army
(d) A terrorist army

2. What was King given a twelve-month suspended sentence for?
(a) Traffic violations
(b) Stealing food
(c) Perjury
(d) Driving with an out-of-state license

3. What does a newspaper assign their reporter Tom Johnson to find out?
(a) The power behind the MIA
(b) Racism in the police force
(c) Corruption in the MIA
(d) King's upbringing

4. What was the name of the preacher who caused a scandal in 1946?
(a) Samuel Kitten
(b) Davis Love
(c) Vernon Johns
(d) Mike King

5. What do the police convict Rosa Parks of?
(a) Drinking in a public place
(b) Promoting Communism
(c) Breaking segregation laws
(d) Dealing drugs

6. What was Levison's job?
(a) Coal miner
(b) Doctor
(c) Factory manager
(d) Lawyer

7. What does King offer to Wyatt Tee Walker?
(a) Carrot cake
(b) The Presidency of NAACP
(c) The preaching position at Dexter
(d) The directorship of SCLC

8. What African country does King fly to?
(a) Ghana
(b) Zimbabwe
(c) Nigeria
(d) Zaire

9. What did King have to work on as well as working on church business?
(a) His dissertation
(b) A novel
(c) A series of paintings
(d) His autobiography

10. What does King study in his father's house in this chapter?
(a) Frederick Douglas
(b) Adolf Hitler
(c) Karl Marx
(d) Jan Hus

11. Who is the Democratic candidate in the 1960 presidential election?
(a) Robert Kennedy
(b) James Elroy
(c) Jackie Robinson
(d) John Kennedy

12. What does Lewis write a list about for protesters?
(a) Do's and dont's
(b) People to avoid
(c) What to bring with them
(d) How to keep their humor

13. Whose philosophy does Harris Wofford follow?
(a) Marx
(b) Nietzsche
(c) Kafka
(d) Gandhi

14. In what state does Robert Kennedy make a speech in this chapter?
(a) South Carolina
(b) North Carolina
(c) New York
(d) Georgia

15. What organization does King join in this chapter?
(a) KKK
(b) SNP
(c) SCCP
(d) NAACP

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Robert Kennedy begin to shy away from King?

2. Which of the following is a title of one of John's sermons?

3. What does the Ku Klux Klan burn in front of John's lawn?

4. What does King tell everyone to avoid as Christmas approaches?

5. What was Williams' father's job?

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