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

2. On 15 December 1961, King arrived in Albany, Georgia, in response to a telegram from the head of what group?
(a) The Albany Alliance for Civil Liberties.
(b) The Albany Movement.
(c) The Albany Assembly.
(d) The Albany NAACP.

3. Although he never endorsed him, King felt Kennedy would make the better President for what reason?
(a) His record showed he was the better man.
(b) His life's history showed he was the better man.
(c) He was surrounded by better people.
(d) He was consistent in his decisions.

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

5. King spoke at the founding conference of what organization on 15 April 1960?
(a) The Coordinating Council of Community Organizations (CCCO).
(b) The Alabama Council on Human Relations (ACHR).
(c) The Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA).
(d) The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Coretta meet Malcolm X on 5 February 1965?

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

3. King was arrested on 16 December 1961 with how many other Albany protesters?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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