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 will the Democrats label King as if he does not call off plans to picket the Democratic Convention?
(a) A murderer
(b) An Uncle Tom
(c) A homosexual
(d) A thief

2. Why does Robert Kennedy begin to shy away from King?
(a) To preserve his reputation
(b) To perserve his brother's presidency
(c) To protect his family
(d) To win southern white votes

3. Where do students march to in Nashville?
(a) The city hall
(b) The city clock
(c) The main train station
(d) The main bus depot

4. Where is Ralph Abernathy the pastor?
(a) The First Baptist
(b) Dexter
(c) Ebenezer
(d) The Second Baptist

5. What does Crozier Theological Seminary have in its basement rec room?
(a) Dart boards
(b) A science lab
(c) Pool tables
(d) Computers

6. What did Martin Luther King initially intend to train for?
(a) A politician
(b) A doctor
(c) A priest
(d) A lawyer

7. Who does John Kennedy offer his support to in this chapter?
(a) Rustin
(b) Moses
(c) Coretta King
(d) Levin

8. What political party is Levison a member of?
(a) Labor
(b) KKK
(c) Communist
(d) Repubilicans

9. What did a group of Negroes form in 1867?
(a) SNCC
(b) Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
(c) The first Baptist Church
(d) The First Baptist Church of Montgomery

10. What driving offense do the police arrest King for?
(a) Traffic violation
(b) Worn out tires
(c) Speeding
(d) Worn out windshield wipers

11. In which government building does King meet Nixon?
(a) The Pentagon
(b) The White House
(c) The Capitol Building
(d) The Oracle

12. Who does Kennedy select as his running mate?
(a) Jimmy Carter
(b) James Fox
(c) Lyndon Johnson
(d) Robert Kennedy

13. Where do King and his supporters march to in Los Angeles?
(a) The Sports Arena
(b) Universal studios
(c) MGM studios
(d) The City Hall

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

15. What does the city council approve in an attempt to improve the bus company's financial troubles?
(a) Less buses
(b) A fare increase
(c) Equality of seating
(d) Christmas shopping buses

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Truman desegregate in the Forties?

2. Who does Robert Kennedy fear racial tension will make USA appear weak to?

3. Where does Faubus fly to to talk to Eisenhower?

4. What does the waitress pour over Lewis?

5. What does King organize to help people get to work?

(see the answer keys)

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