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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 five blacks unconscious.
(d) The Ku Klux Klan beat three blacks unconscious.

2. When did the leader of SNCC ignite controversy when he used the Black Power slogan?
(a) On 10 September 1966.
(b) On 12 August 1966.
(c) On 16 June 1966.
(d) On 14 July 1966.

3. King stipulated there was an opportunity to use massive nonviolent action as a means to escape national disaster and achieve what during the Poor People's Campaign?
(a) A new spirit of class and racial harmony.
(b) A new spirit of cooperation and racial calm.
(c) A new spirit of dignity and peace.
(d) A new spirit of manhood and racial harmony.

4. Where did Coretta meet Malcolm X on 5 February 1965?
(a) In Marion, Alabama.
(b) In Selma, Alabama.
(c) In Huntsville, Alabama.
(d) In Montgomery, Alabama.

5. What did the violence in Los Angeles achieve?
(a) The escalation of white empathy.
(b) Heightened white compassion.
(c) The hardening of white resistance.
(d) An increase in white understanding.

6. What did King organize with Chicago's Mayor R. Daley and others on 26 August 1967?
(a) The Summit Agreement.
(b) The Nonviolence Agreement.
(c) The Amicability Agreement.
(d) The Desegregation Agreement.

7. What did the State of California repeal?
(a) Its law preventing segregation in schools.
(b) Its law preventing racial discrimination in employment.
(c) Its law preventing segregation in restaurants.
(d) Its law preventing racial discrimination in housing.

8. When were King and Abernathy released from jail on 19 April 1963?
(a) When a call was received from John Kennedy.
(b) When charges were dropped.
(c) When the fine was paid.
(d) When bond was posted.

9. How did King receive a letter from eight clergy members from all major faiths while in jail?
(a) It arrived via a postcard.
(b) It arrived via a telegram.
(c) It arrived in the mail.
(d) It was advertised in a newspaper.

10. King stated his life would not have been in vain if what?
(a) "If I spread love and peace in a determined fashion."
(b) "If I can do my duty as a Christian ought."
(c) "If I am able to bring peace to a world wreaked with war."
(d) "If I am genuine in spreading nonviolence and Christian faith."

11. How many of his attorneys were allowed to visit King on Easter Sunday afternoon?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) None.
(d) 2.

12. Where did King deliver his initial public antiwar speech on 4 April 1967?
(a) At the Dexter Baptist Church, Montgomery.
(b) At the Riverside Church, New York.
(c) At the Statue of Liberty, New York.
(d) At the Lincoln Memorial, Washington.

13. On 26 July 1965 King led a march on Chicago City Hall and spoke before a rally sponsored by which organization?
(a) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
(b) Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).
(c) Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
(d) Chicago's Coordination Council of Community Organizations (CCCO).

14. How many people took part in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?
(a) An estimated 5 million.
(b) An estimated 25 million.
(c) An estimated 15 million.
(d) An estimated 50 million.

15. Following a press conference at the U.S. Senate, when was the only encounter King had with Malcolm X?
(a) On 26 March 1964.
(b) On 16 May 1964.
(c) On 5 April 1964.
(d) On 6 June 1964.

Short Answer Questions

1. White youths murdered a black boy who rode his bicycle while on the same day, a black girl was killed on the streets by whom?

2. How did King indicate protesters approaching Washington would arrive?

3. Where was Malcolm X assassinated on 21 February 1965?

4. King's book, "Where Do We Go from Here, Chaos or Community?" was written when?

5. Widespread racial violence between 11-15 August 1965 in Los Angeles, California, resulted in how many deaths?

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