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. At what college does King take a temporary position?
(a) Mississippi
(b) Princeton
(c) Georgia
(d) Morehouse

2. What do a group of people form at Slater King's house?
(a) The Freedom Movement
(b) The Peace Movement
(c) The Albany Movement
(d) The Gandhi Gang

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

4. Where does Kennedy meet the heads of the Civil Rights groups?
(a) Los Angeles
(b) New York
(c) Chicago
(d) San Francisco

5. What does the SNCC organize a fundraiser to buy?
(a) Coffee
(b) Clothes
(c) Food
(d) Cigarettes

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the police use on the students to keep them out of the downtown area?

2. Who does Moses use his one phone call to call?

3. Who does King complain to about police brutality?

4. What reason does the sheriff give for shooting the black man?

5. Where is Medgar Evans shot?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How do the Freedom Riders enrage the Albany sheriff?

5. How do the police prevent the D-Day marches from entering downtown?

6. Why did a hitman prove to be an embarrassment to the government?

7. What changes does Megdar Evans try to implement in Jackson, Mississippi?

8. How does Jesse Jackson cause problems for King after he wins the National Baptist elections?

9. What problems does Moses have in Mississippi?

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

(see the answer keys)

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