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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. When was NAACP leader Medgar Evans assassinated?
(a) 12 April 1963.
(b) 12 June 1963.
(c) 12 May 1963.
(d) 12 March 1963.

2. What position did the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) take on the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?
(a) It fully supported it.
(b) It was not formed at this time.
(c) It refused to support it.
(d) It took no stated position, only supported it financially.

3. What location in India did King describe as among the most beautiful in the world?
(a) Cape Canaveral.
(b) Cape Comorin.
(c) Cape Colony.
(d) Cape Cod.

4. Why was Coretta unable to travel frequently with King?
(a) She stayed home with their 4 children.
(b) She had obligations in their church.
(c) Their limited budget precluded her accompanying him.
(d) She had to work while he was gone.

5. Widespread racial violence between 11-15 August 1965 in Los Angeles, California, resulted in how many deaths?
(a) Less than 10.
(b) Between 10-19.
(c) Over 30.
(d) Between 20-29.

Short Answer Questions

1. King was initially exposed to what position of Dr. A.J. Muste that deeply moved but did not convince him?

2. How many of his attorneys were allowed to visit King on Easter Sunday afternoon?

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

4. King believed that the poor in Los Angeles saw the riots as their only means of doing what?

5. How was King informed that he had been unanimously called to the pastorate of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church?

(see the answer key)

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