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

Taylor Branch
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 109 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What does King ask people to do for those Negroes who have yet to learn the non-violent ways?
(a) Sing
(b) Donate money
(c) Pray
(d) Donate food

2. Where does King write his speech for the Washington march?
(a) A church
(b) His hotel room
(c) The White House
(d) A meadow

3. What reason does the sheriff give for shooting the black man?
(a) Hate
(b) Accidental
(c) Self defense
(d) Temporary insanity

4. Where does Kennedy's administration think Levison is from?
(a) Russia
(b) Cuba
(c) Britain
(d) Vietnam

5. What did the police bring out when they decided the hoses were not enough?
(a) Monitor guns
(b) K-9 units
(c) Tanks
(d) Machine gunners

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Chamber of Congress President in Birmingham want to get rid of?

2. Why did the sheriff shoot a black man?

3. Who did the hitman share a mistress with?

4. What position does Jackson remove King from?

5. Who does King claim sanctioned segregation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Albany Movement?

2. What deal does King make with Robert Kennedy in this chapter?

3. How does Kennedy create the Voter Education Project?

4. How do Birmingham's white businessmen respond to the riots?

5. Why does Hoover want Kennedy to keep away from Frank Sinatra?

6. Why did King write letters from the Birmingham Jail?

7. What does the New Orleans article accuse O'Dell of?

8. How do the Freedom Riders anger Kennedy in Chapter 12?

9. How does Hoover keep an eye on King in this chapter?

10. How did Megdar Evans die?

(see the answer keys)

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