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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24: The Nobel Peace Prize, Chapter 25: Malcolm X, Chapter 26: Selma.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were among the false rumors spread about King?
(a) He frequented nightclubs, strip joints.
(b) He accepted donations he used for himself.
(c) He purchased a brand-new Cadillac, Buick.
(d) He gambled, abused alcohol, used drugs.

2. The sit-in movement began in a lunch counter in what location?
(a) Jackson, Mississippi.
(b) Birmingham, Alabama.
(c) Greensboro, North Carolina.
(d) Albany, Georgia.

3. Following a press conference at the U.S. Senate, when was the only encounter King had with Malcolm X?
(a) On 26 March 1964.
(b) On 5 April 1964.
(c) On 6 June 1964.
(d) On 16 May 1964.

4. How long did King have to prepare what he considered the most important speech of his life?
(a) 1 day.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 20 minutes.

5. On what date did King call for a Day of Penance to atone for an outbreak of racial violence in Albany?
(a) 25 July 1962.
(b) 4 August 1962.
(c) 20 July 1962.
(d) 30 July 1962.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was King elected head of the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)?

2. Montgomery's Police Commissioner instructed taxi drivers not to do what during the bus boycott?

3. Although he never endorsed him, King felt Kennedy would make the better President for what reason?

4. What happened when King's home was bombed?

5. Where was Malcolm X assassinated on 21 February 1965?

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