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

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

3. How did Jimmie Lee Jackson die on 26 February 1965 in Marion, Alabama?
(a) Police shot him during a demonstration.
(b) Youths beat him during a demonstration.
(c) Klan night riders beat him during a demonstration.
(d) Police released a K-9 on him during a demonstration.

4. When did King and other MIA leaders unsuccessfully meet with whites in an attempt to resolve the bus issue?
(a) 5 December 1955.
(b) 12 December 1955.
(c) 22 December 1955.
(d) 17 December 1955.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. King described which individual as his "closest associate and most trusted friend" from the start of the boycott?

2. On what date did King's attorney arrange his release from prison?

3. King wanted to learn from what Scandinavian tradition?

4. What happened when white police officers initially arrested King in Montgomery?

5. When was Rosa Parks arrested?

(see the answer key)

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