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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 27: Watts, Chapter 28: Chicago Campaign.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. King believed that the poor in Los Angeles saw the riots as their only means of doing what?
(a) Getting noticed.
(b) Achieving retribution.
(c) Punishing authorities.
(d) Gaining equitable goods.

2. Where was a plot by a guerrilla group on King's life discovered during the summer of 1964?
(a) In Georgia.
(b) In Mississippi.
(c) In Florida.
(d) In Alabama.

3. Where in Washington did King deliver an address on 17 May 1957?
(a) March for Freedom.
(b) Pilgrimage to Vote.
(c) Crusade for Citizenship.
(d) Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom.

4. King said the birth of this new African nation renewed his conviction in what?
(a) "The ultimate triumph of justice."
(b) "The ultimate triumph of resolution."
(c) "The ultimate triumph of hope."
(d) "The ultimate triumph of faith."

5. Who was the Governor of Arkansas when federal troops were called in to protect students at Central High School in Little Rock?
(a) Orval Tessier.
(b) Orval Faubus.
(c) George Wallace.
(d) Dobie Gillis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did King describe as the age-old problem faced by his mother and all black parents in America?

2. After having read Karl Marx to understand Communism's appeal to so many, what had King concluded about his views?

3. King elaborated on what land reform movement in India which was virtually unknown in the U.S.?

4. King saw the rioting in Los Angeles as having arisen from what?

5. What did the violence in Los Angeles achieve?

(see the answer key)

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