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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through I See the Promised Land | Letter from Birmingham CityJail.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. King believed the commitment to nonviolence would prevent an increase of ___________ in society.
(a) Peace.
(b) Gossip.
(c) Movement.
(d) Hatred.

2. Dr. King believed that unselfishly giving of themselves would help to develop a powerful ___________.
(a) Family.
(b) Schooling system.
(c) Nation.
(d) Government.

3. Economic power was available, according to Dr. King, to those who _____________ in this time of the world.
(a) Laughed.
(b) Smiled.
(c) Believed.
(d) United.

4. America was fortunate, Dr. King said, that the strength of African American protesters was tempered by a sense of _____________.
(a) Witness.
(b) Violence.
(c) Responsibility.
(d) Truth.

5. Even in their poverty, the ___________ of the United States had greater economic power strength than most countries of the world.
(a) African Americans.
(b) Whites.
(c) Children.
(d) Poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. One extreme of the movement was to use Black Power to overthrow the ________________ and the whites.

2. The white power structure perpetuated the __________ that African Americans were moving too fast.

3. ___________ not only harms one physically, but it injures one spiritually, according to Dr. King.

4. The greatest moral dilemma was that in order to remain true to the gospel of Jesus, ministers needed to take a stand against __________.

5. Token _________ are not satisfactory ends, according to Dr. King and to his writing and his speeches.

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