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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Angela Davis do that technically violated her bail bond?

2. Why was Angela Davis arrested after a demonstration against the Vietnam War?

3. Where did Angela Davis first meet people from the Black Panther Political Party?

4. What did Angela Davis say about Jonathan Jackson in her opening statement?

5. What news did Bettina Aptheker bring Angela Davis?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the lunch Angela Davis had while the jury was deliberating.

2. What act of terrorism seemed to involve Angela Davis during her trial?

3. Describe the conditions when Angela Davis arrived in the Santa Clara jail.

4. How did Angela Davis technically violate the terms of her bail bond?

5. Whose hands was Angela Davis holding when the verdicts were read?

6. What did the prosecution build its case against Angela Davis on?

7. What was Franklin Alexander's position on black liberation?

8. What did Angela Davis say in her opening statement to the jury?

9. What was the relationship between different black liberation organizations when Angela Davis returned to California?

10. What political activity did Angela Davis get involved in almost as soon as she returned to the U.S.?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Did Angela Davis's education and her "not-so-poor" upbringing make her an exception among black women, separating her from the majority of blacks, or did her background make her an exemplar for blacks and a leader who represented the others?

Essay Topic 2

What were the primary reasons for resistance to the Civil Rights movement in America? Who were the primary parties resisting the integration of blacks into equal treatment in society? What were these people's fears, and what did they stand to lose by integration?

Essay Topic 3

Why had Angela Davis studied in Europe, and why did she ultimately return to the U.S.? What factors influenced her decision to keep herself apart from political events in the U.S., and what made it possible for her to come home and participate in them?

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