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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did King maintain that those who set bombs on 11 May 1963 had selected a night and time during which customers were leaving closing bars in a black neighborhood?
(a) To stir rioting.
(b) To achieve the most death and injury.
(c) To instigate most fear.
(d) To cause greatest disorder.

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

4. King assessed the summer of 1963 when he noted it was what?
(a) A war, not merely a battle.
(b) A revolution, not merely a revolt.
(c) An insurgency, not merely an insurgent.
(d) A struggle, not merely an uprising.

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

6. What speech did King deliver on the morning of 28 August 1963?
(a) "I Pursue My Dreams."
(b) "I Trust in Dreams."
(c) "I Believe in Dreams."
(d) "I have a Dream."

7. James Meredith, who was wounded by a sniper during his "March Against Fear" on 6 June 1966, integrated which institution in 1962?
(a) The University of Southern Mississippi.
(b) The Mississippi State University.
(c) The University of Alabama.
(d) The University of Mississippi.

8. When did King attend the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by President Johnson?
(a) 24 July 1964.
(b) 2 July 1964.
(c) 4 July 1964.
(d) 2 June 1964.

9. What was the purpose of King's 13-point written instructions from jail in Selma, Alabama, to movement associates in February, 1965?
(a) To register as many Selma blacks to vote as possible.
(b) To achieve the most success from peaceful demonstrations.
(c) To awaken Selma blacks' perspectives about the right to vote.
(d) To keep national attention focused on Selma.

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

11. During their visit with Meredith in the hospital, King (SCLC) and which leaders of other organizations agreed to continue his march?
(a) James Lawson (SNCC) and Cleveland Sellers (CORE).
(b) Stokeley Carmichael (SNCC) and Cleveland Sellers (CORE),
(c) Stokeley Carmichael (SNCC) and Floyd McKissik (CORE),
(d) James Lawson (SNCC) and Floyd McKissik (CORE).

12. How many black protesters marched on St. Augustine?
(a) 9,500.
(b) 1,200.
(c) 3,700.
(d) 2,400.

13. Where did angry whites attack a Civil Rights march in Chicago on 5 August 1967?
(a) In the Northwest side.
(b) In the Southwest side.
(c) In the Northeeast side.
(d) In the Southeast side.

14. Where was King assassinated on 4 April 1968?
(a) The Tennessee River Motel, Decatur, Alabama.
(b) The Johnston Motel, Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
(c) The Howard Johnson Motel, Athens, Georgia.
(d) The Lorraine Motel, Memphis, Tennessee.

15. King argued that opposing violence was pragmatic for what reason?
(a) Because violence was not Christian.
(b) Because violence was inhumane.
(c) Because violence would create a backlash.
(d) Because violence was humane.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day was President Kennedy assassinated and Lyndon B. Johnson sworn in as President?

2. King argued that the members of which religious faith must be committed to providing aid to the poor?

3. How many people took part in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?

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

5. King wanted to learn from what Scandinavian tradition?

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