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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. How did King respond to President Kennedy's having called Coretta over Easter weekend?
(a) Via letter.
(b) Via telegram.
(c) Via telephone.
(d) Via postcard.

2. What transpired in St. Augustine, Florida, that instigated the fight for the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
(a) The Ku Klux Klan beat four blacks unconscious.
(b) The Ku Klux Klan beat six blacks unconscious.
(c) The Ku Klux Klan beat three blacks unconscious.
(d) The Ku Klux Klan beat five blacks unconscious.

3. King indicated that what the world needed was a group of women and men willing to do what?
(a) Stand up for right, oppose wrong.
(b) Promote peace, oppose conflict.
(c) Preach moral spirituality, denounce sin.
(d) Teach socialism, reject communism.

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

5. King was initially exposed to what position of Dr. A.J. Muste that deeply moved but did not convince him?
(a) Muslim.
(b) Leninist.
(c) Pacifist.
(d) Jihad.

Short Answer Questions

1. King wanted President Johnson to continue these programs, but President Johnson was distracted by the conflict in Vietnam.

2. How did King meet Coretta?

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

4. On 25 October 1960, King's case was dropped for a sit-in a week prior, but he was taken to the state prison for violating probation of what?

5. What was the topic of King's trial sermon at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church?

(see the answer key)

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