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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. At what college does King take a temporary position?

2. What charges do the FBI investigate in this chapter?

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

4. What does a man fracture when he falls over in a scuffle?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the city respond to the Albany Movement's manifesto?

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

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

4. How does Kennedy create the Voter Education Project?

5. How does the Albany Movement try to recover its momentum in this chapter?

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

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

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

9. What is the Albany Movement?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the values of 1960s America.

1) Why did Afro-American politics come to the fore during this time ?

2) What significant changes do you think occurred during this period?

3) Does today's society share any values with 1960s America?

Essay Topic 3

Why have the police been accused of racism in the past? Have the police shown a similar attitude to poor people and minorities in general or has their attitude been particularly bad towards the blacks? How have the police force tried to combat racism?

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