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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, SNCC, the Kennedys, and the Freedom Rides, 1960-1961.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did King marry?
(a) Coretta.
(b) Denise.
(c) Rosa.
(d) Yolanda.

2. The first federal Civil Rights Act did what?
(a) Ended bus segregation only.
(b) Ended all segregation.
(c) Dismissed all protest charges.
(d) Established a Civil Rights commission.

3. Who took King's place as the president of MIA?
(a) Lewis.
(b) Baker.
(c) Abernathy.
(d) Levison.

4. How long was King sentenced to jail for violating his probation?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 8 days.

5. King was accused of what by the state of Alabama?
(a) Unlawful mob action.
(b) Stealing from the SCLC.
(c) A hit and run accident.
(d) Perjury for lying on a state tax return.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did King want the Kennedy Administration to issue?

2. The four major Civil Rights organizations joined together to create what organization?

3. Why did the Freedom Riders feel disappointed in King?

4. King's father and grandfather were involved in what profession?

5. On February 1, 1960, how many students staged a sit-in at a lunch counter in Greensboro?

(see the answer key)

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