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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. Shortly after the March on Washington, racial tensions heated up in which city?

2. In October, the federal Office of Education stopped funding to which city's schools because of segregation?

3. Bevel convinced King that the focus in Chicago should shift from segregation to what?

4. King blamed the riots on what cause?

5. Demonstrations began in which state to test the compliance of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hoover tell reporters? How did King react? What effect did the rumors have?

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

3. What occurred during the Chicago marches? What did city officials do?

4. What was King's new book about? What interruptions did he face in writing it? How was the book received?

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

6. How did SNCC feel about the Chicago agreement? What did they do to show their displeasure? How was SNCC changing?

7. Who was James Meredith? What did he decide to do? What happened to him?

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

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

10. Why was King arrested in St. Augustine? What was the result of the grand jury?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the Civil Rights Movement? What goals did the movement have? Was the movement successful in reaching these goals? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

How did King's focus shift toward the end of his life? Who did he want to include in the movement? Why? How did others feel about this shift in focus?

Essay Topic 3

What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott? How did this protest begin? What influence did the boycott have on the Civil Rights Movement? Was the boycott successful? Why or why not?

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