Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954 - 1963 Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954 - 1963 Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Coretta Scott hoping to become after college?
(a) A song writer
(b) A classical singer
(c) An actress
(d) A housewife

2. Why does Robert Kennedy begin to shy away from King?
(a) To win southern white votes
(b) To protect his family
(c) To preserve his reputation
(d) To perserve his brother's presidency

3. What political party is Levison a member of?
(a) KKK
(b) Communist
(c) Repubilicans
(d) Labor

4. What does Robinson's letter call to boycott?
(a) Cafes
(b) City buses
(c) Restaurants
(d) Hotels

5. What do the Nashville police threaten to arrest all protesters for?
(a) Loitering
(b) Trespassing
(c) Breaking and entering
(d) Breach of the peace

6. What did King have to work on as well as working on church business?
(a) A series of paintings
(b) His autobiography
(c) A novel
(d) His dissertation

7. What did Johns begin to sell on the streets?
(a) Bibles
(b) Lemonade
(c) Fruits and vegetables
(d) Clothes

8. What is the name of Williams' daughter?
(a) Alberta
(b) Coretta
(c) Denise
(d) Anne

9. In which government building does King meet Nixon?
(a) The Oracle
(b) The Pentagon
(c) The White House
(d) The Capitol Building

10. Who is the candidate for the Republicans in the 1960 presidential election?
(a) Robert Kennedy
(b) Richard Nixon
(c) Lyndon Johnson
(d) Gerald Ford

11. What do the courts accuse King of not paying taxes for?
(a) Income earned from Civil Rights work
(b) Income earned from writing
(c) Income earned from preaching
(d) Income earned from lecturing

12. What did the manager turn on with Lewis and Bevel locked inside the restaurant?
(a) The television
(b) The fumigation machine
(c) The air conditioning
(d) The lights

13. In what state does Robert Kennedy make a speech in this chapter?
(a) North Carolina
(b) Georgia
(c) New York
(d) South Carolina

14. Where is Ralph Abernathy the pastor?
(a) The Second Baptist
(b) The First Baptist
(c) Dexter
(d) Ebenezer

15. What did a group of Negroes form in 1867?
(a) The first Baptist Church
(b) The First Baptist Church of Montgomery
(c) Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
(d) SNCC

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of people did the Dexter Avenue Church attract?

2. What driving offense do the police arrest King for?

3. Who is Martin Luther King competing for a position at Dexter church with?

4. What grade does Mike have to start in a high school?

5. Where does King receive an offer to teach?

(see the answer keys)

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