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

Taylor Branch
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 109 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

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

Taylor Branch
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did taxi drivers try to help out the Negroes boycotting the buses?
(a) They gave free rides
(b) They lowered their fares
(c) They ran over police
(d) They advertized the boycott

2. Who does Rockefeller name Morehouse College after?
(a) Thomas More
(b) Dr. Henry Morehouse
(c) Dr. House
(d) Richard Morehouse

3. What kind of people did the Dexter Avenue Church attract?
(a) Highly intelligent people
(b) Uneducated people
(c) Poor people
(d) Angry people

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

5. What does King organize to help people get to work?
(a) A carpool
(b) Horse and carts
(c) Freedom trains
(d) A freedom bus

Short Answer Questions

1. What political party is Levison a member of?

2. What do organizers call the march on Washington?

3. Who does John Kennedy offer his support to in this chapter?

4. What does the waitress pour over Lewis?

5. Who takes over the running of the carpool?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Reverend Williams benefit from the education provided at Morehouse College?

2. How do sit-ins start to become popular across the country?

3. How does King meet Vice President Nixon?

4. How does King disappoint his father in this chapter?

5. How does King find the task of writing a book?

6. What does King put into motion with the SCLC in Chapter 6?

7. Why is Robert Kennedy furious that his brother contacts Coretta King?

8. How does King prove himself innocent of the tax charges?

9. How did the Rockefellers become involved with the Atlanta Female Baptist Seminary?

10. What dilemma did King's relationship with Betty pose?

(see the answer keys)

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