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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Washington officials ban shops from selling before the march?

3. In what city does King gather thousands of dollars of donations?

4. What does the SNCC organize a fundraiser to buy?

5. When does Kennedy sign the Civil Rights Racial Discrimination Bill?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the Albany Movement?

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

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

6. Why is the Washington march so important to the movement?

7. Why does Moses file a federal suit against Robert Kennedy and Hoover?

8. How does Moses react to the sheriff attacking him in Chapter 13?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine King's upbringing and write 500 words about how his upbringing molded him into the strong and influential leader he became.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the connotations of the word "nigger."

1) What is its original meaning and what has it come to mean?

2) Why is it now considered so wrong to use?

3) Do you think the word has become too powerful?

Essay Topic 3

How important was King's education? Would the Civil Rights movement have worked without educated leaders? How difficult was it for black people to get an education in America before Civil Rights?

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