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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. On what day was Viola Gregg Liuzzo killed by Klan members as she drove marchers back from a 4-day march from Selma to Montgomery?
(a) 25 March 1965.
(b) 15 March 1965.
(c) 20 March 1965.
(d) 30 March 1965.

2. What happened when white police officers initially arrested King in Montgomery?
(a) They took him to jail and threatened to kil him.
(b) They took him to jail where segregation persisted.
(c) They took him to jail where he was physically beaten.
(d) They took him to jail and refused to release him.

3. The 1964 Nobel Prize for Peace was received by King, but whom did he feel truly deserved the award?
(a) Ralph Abernathy.
(b) John F. Kennedy.
(c) Those killed for the Civil Rights movement.
(d) The Civil Rights movement.

4. Who received a call from John F. Kennedy on 26 October 1960?
(a) Coretta Scott King.
(b) Judge Oscar Mitchell.
(c) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(d) Governor S. Ernest Vandiver.

5. City and bus officials felt the bus protest would pass quickly once what happened?
(a) The first rainy day arrived.
(b) Protestors grew weary of walking.
(c) Initial interest diminished.
(d) Volunteers tired of transporting.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. King spoke at the founding conference of what organization on 15 April 1960?

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

4. What was the purpose of King's 13-point written instructions from jail in Selma, Alabama, to movement associates in February, 1965?

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

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