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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. King described which individual as his "closest associate and most trusted friend" from the start of the boycott?
(a) Jack Crenshaw.
(b) E.D. Nixon.
(c) Ralph Abernathy.
(d) Roy Bennett.

2. Where was Malcolm X assassinated on 21 February 1965?
(a) In Atlanta, Georgia.
(b) In Harlem, New York City.
(c) In Birmingham, Alabama.
(d) In Washington, Distict of Columbia.

3. King was arrested on 16 December 1961 with how many other Albany protesters?
(a) 100 protesters.
(b) 300 protesters.
(c) 500 protesters.
(d) 700 protesters.

4. King was arrested and jailed on what date for speeding during the "Get Tough" campaign?
(a) 21 January 1956.
(b) 26 January 1956.
(c) 16 January 1956.
(d) 31 January 1956.

5. What was the purpose of King's 13-point written instructions from jail in Selma, Alabama, to movement associates in February, 1965?
(a) To awaken Selma blacks' perspectives about the right to vote.
(b) To keep national attention focused on Selma.
(c) To achieve the most success from peaceful demonstrations.
(d) To register as many Selma blacks to vote as possible.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the chapter about the Nobel Prize, King described his view of airline personnel and ranked which members as foremost?

2. Who received a call from John F. Kennedy on 26 October 1960?

3. Civil rights leaders focused on Selma, Alabama, in 1965 as 15,000 blacks were eligible to vote there, but only how many were registered?

4. The sit-in movement began in a lunch counter in what location?

5. On 17 February 1960, King was charged with falsifying his Alabama income tax records for what years?

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