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

Taylor Branch
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 109 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

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

Taylor Branch
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 109 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What driving offense do the police arrest King for?
(a) Traffic violation
(b) Speeding
(c) Worn out tires
(d) Worn out windshield wipers

2. Where do King and his supporters march to in Los Angeles?
(a) Universal studios
(b) The City Hall
(c) The Sports Arena
(d) MGM studios

3. What is the title of Niebuhr's book that King reads in this chapter?
(a) Passions of an Everday Man
(b) Non-violence and Revolution
(c) Looting the World
(d) Moral Man and Immoral Society

4. Who does Kennedy select as his running mate?
(a) James Fox
(b) Jimmy Carter
(c) Robert Kennedy
(d) Lyndon Johnson

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do students march to in Nashville?

2. What does King study in his father's house in this chapter?

3. Who does Robert Kennedy fear racial tension will make USA appear weak to?

4. What does Robinson's letter call to boycott?

5. What does John Lewis go to the restaurant to eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does King meet Vice President Nixon?

2. How does King arrange to transport the Negroes to and from work?

3. How does King's Civil Rights work affect his preaching?

4. Describe Vernon's character.

5. How does the governor of Montgomery react to students trying to get served at the state capitol building lunch counter?

6. How did McCall fail the second sermon?

7. How does King counteract Clayton Powell's threat?

8. What surprises King about the Crozer Theological Seminary?

9. How did the movie theaters in Nashville react to people protesting outside?

10. How did Johns cause problems for the Dexter Avenue Church?

(see the answer keys)

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