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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24: The Nobel Peace Prize, Chapter 25: Malcolm X, Chapter 26: Selma.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Malcolm X assassinated on 21 February 1965?
(a) In Washington, Distict of Columbia.
(b) In Birmingham, Alabama.
(c) In Atlanta, Georgia.
(d) In Harlem, New York City.

2. King was arrested on 16 December 1961 with how many other Albany protesters?
(a) 500 protesters.
(b) 700 protesters.
(c) 300 protesters.
(d) 100 protesters.

3. City and bus officials felt the bus protest would pass quickly once what happened?
(a) Initial interest diminished.
(b) Protestors grew weary of walking.
(c) Volunteers tired of transporting.
(d) The first rainy day arrived.

4. What point did King stress to soon to be graduating students at a march on 18 April 1959?
(a) "Become a dedicated fighter for civil rights."
(b) "Nonviolence is important, but attaining civil liberties is more so."
(c) "Be a fighter for civil rights in a nonviolent manner."
(d) "Avocation for civil rights is more critical than one's vocation."

5. King called Reverend Theodore Jemison for assistance as he had previously led a bus boycott where?
(a) Charleston, South Carolina.
(b) Jackson, Mississippi.
(c) Birmingham, Alabama.
(d) Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Short Answer Questions

1. An integrated dinner on 27 January 1965 that honored King was held where?

2. What was the purpose of King's 13-point written instructions from jail in Selma, Alabama, to movement associates in February, 1965?

3. King spoke at the founding conference of what organization on 15 April 1960?

4. King wanted to learn from what Scandinavian tradition?

5. When did King and other MIA leaders unsuccessfully meet with whites in an attempt to resolve the bus issue?

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