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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Ruchell Magee want to be tried?
(a) In Marin County Court.
(b) In federal court.
(c) In Sacramento.
(d) In Los Angeles.

2. Who summoned Angela Davis to the courthouse on Sunday morning for the verdict?
(a) Bettina Aptheker.
(b) Howard Moore.
(c) Ruchell Magee.
(d) Al Brotsky.

3. What did the People's Tribunal Committee do after the murder of Gregory Clark?
(a) Try the policeman in a mock trial.
(b) Break into the police station to avenge the murder.
(c) Assassinate the policeman who had killed him.
(d) Arrange round-the-clock demonstrations in front of the police station.

4. Why was Angela Davis's legal team dissolved?
(a) The pre-trial work was complete.
(b) She had been released on bail.
(c) She had won a mistrial.
(d) Charges against her had been dropped.

5. What did Franklin Alexander do after Gregory Clark's murder?
(a) Quiet the crowds calling for blood.
(b) Incite the crowds to call for blood.
(c) Convince the protesters to disperse.
(d) Organize the protests calling for a trial of the policeman.

6. What did Richard Arnason do for Angela Davis?
(a) Eased some restraints on her imprisonment.
(b) Prevented her from writing about her trial.
(c) Returned her to solitary confinement.
(d) Set bail.

7. What did the newspapers compare the second day of Angela Davis's trial to?
(a) The previous relocation of Angela Davis' trial.
(b) The acquittal of the Soledad Brothers.
(c) The assassination of Martin Luther King.
(d) What had happened at the Marin County Courthouse.

8. How did the judges handle Angela Davis's case?
(a) They banded together in solidarity with the murdered judge.
(b) They forced the trial to be moved because it could not be fair when there was so much public outcry about it.
(c) They helped the prosecution in every way they could, to avenge the murdered judge.
(d) They recused themselves because they knew the murdered judge.

9. What was the third charge against Angela Davis?
(a) Conspiracy.
(b) Kidnapping.
(c) Harboring criminals.
(d) Murder.

10. Who approached Angela Davis as soon as she entered the conference in London?
(a) The Black Power group.
(b) Malcolm X.
(c) Cuban students.
(d) The Black Panthers.

11. What did Angela Davis use her initiation into the Black Panthers to do?
(a) Think about how to found a political collective.
(b) Think about how to oppose the Vietnam War.
(c) Think about how to unify black movement organizations.
(d) Think about whether to join the Communist Party.

12. Why did Angela Davis feel that blacks needed to avoid a conflict with police in Los Angeles?
(a) Because LA county had permissive laws regarding police brutality.
(b) Because LA police were among the best equipped with riot gear.
(c) Because the LA judges were traditionally biased against political protesters.
(d) Because LA police had a reputation for criminal brutality.

13. What did Angela Davis learn on March 27 when the jury recessed for lunch?
(a) That Angela Davis's trial would be relocated.
(b) That charges against Angela Davis had been dropped.
(c) That George Jackson had been murdered.
(d) That the Soledad brothers had been acquitted.

14. Why was Angela Davis arrested after a demonstration against the Vietnam War?
(a) She was suspected of conspiring against the government.
(b) She was caught with weapons in her car.
(c) She had been caught in acts of violence.
(d) She had raised bond for arrested protestors.

15. What did Ruchell Magee do when his petition for removal was denied?
(a) Worked with Angela Davis.
(b) Separated his case from Angela Davis'.
(c) Pursued it.
(d) Prepared a case for federal court.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Angela Davis supposed to be wearing when she met the people making the demands that disturbed the trial?

2. What criticism did the Students Non-violent Coordinating Committee national representative make of Angela Davis's leadership of the LA chapter?

3. What caused Angela Davis to be moved to a new cell?

4. Why was the door suddenly guarded by police when Angela Davis was having lunch while the jury was out?

5. What state was the Students Non-violent Coordinating Committee in when Martin Luther King was shot?

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