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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of SNCC's leaders was arrested in Atlanta on what charge?
(a) Killing a police officer.
(b) Instigating a riot.
(c) Breaking into police headquarters.
(d) Robbing a bank.

2. King demanded that Birmingham hire how many black police officers?
(a) 6.
(b) 25.
(c) 10.
(d) 18.

3. King was warned of an attempt on his life during a visit to where?
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Marion.
(d) Selma.

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

5. What did the package delivered to the King home contain?
(a) Photos of King at a communist meeting.
(b) A letter from King to Stalin.
(c) Recording from FBI wiretaps.
(d) A bomb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused King to fall into a depression?

2. SCLC employees were unhappy about what?

3. King's vacation to Puerto Rico was interrupted by news of what event?

4. The Democratic Convention took place in which city?

5. King felt that "black power" had what implication?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did King and the others do to increase the pressure on officials in Selma? Were these actions a success?

2. Why did King agree to suspend all demonstrations in St. Augustine? What did he learn after doing this?

3. Who first used the term "black power?" How did King feel about the term?

4. What did the SCLC turn their attention to in Chicago? What programs did it implement?

5. Activists in which city approached King about helping them with their boycotts and demonstrations? What was the situation in this city?

6. What health struggles did King encounter? What contributed to this? What award did he learn that he had won?

7. What did King and the SCLC do in Chicago that caused an uproar in the press? Why did they do this?

8. What happened to the Meredith March after Meredith was shot?

9. What was the Coordinating Committee of Community Organizations? Where was this group located?

10. What did King's wife receive? How did King feel about this?

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