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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, The Poor People's Campaign and Memphis, 1967-1968.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Demonstrations began in which state to test the compliance of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
(a) California.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Illinois.

2. Why was there an uproar in the Chicago press about King?
(a) A SNCC demonstration shut down the downtown area.
(b) His affairs were revealed.
(c) He attended a communist meeting.
(d) The SCLC seized a building.

3. Who went with King to meet with Nixon?
(a) Abernathy.
(b) Rustin.
(c) Wilkins.
(d) Grant.

4. What did people blame King for?
(a) The failure of the Civil Rights Act.
(b) Stealing money from SNCC.
(c) Being a communist.
(d) A lack of change in Albany.

5. Where did King and the potential voters refuse to vacate the sidewalk?
(a) The chamber of commerce.
(b) The police station.
(c) The courthouse.
(d) The hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was King in jail for leading the Good Friday march?

2. King prepared to go to dinner with whom?

3. Robert Kennedy got a federal injunction against which group to keep them from harassing the bus riders?

4. In St. Augustine, King was arrested for what?

5. As King went to register at a local hotel, who attacked him?

(see the answer key)

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