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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Who Speaks for the South? | The Burning Truth in the South.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The movement of African American students to gain access to ______________ across the nation was a newer event.
(a) Lunch counters.
(b) School admisssions offices.
(c) Voting booths.
(d) Bathrooms.

2. Nonviolence arouses a sense of ________ and builds reconciliation and redemption within a society.
(a) Truth.
(b) Distrust.
(c) Shame.
(d) Fear.

3. Young African Americans felt trapped by the ___________ and slow court processes that kept segregation and discrimination in place.
(a) Protests.
(b) Meetings.
(c) News stories.
(d) Red tape.

4. In the beginning, protesters saw their actions as an expression of ___________ love.
(a) Christian.
(b) Baseless.
(c) Forced.
(d) Unjust.

5. The historic ________ ruling of the Supreme Court was nullified by the actions of the local and state governmental authorities.
(a) 1968.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1954.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT one of the ways in which oppression is responded to, according to Dr. King?

2. Dr. King saw the injustice and civil rights as an attack on __________ when he was growing up around it.

3. Discrimination, according to Dr. King, thrives on a belief of ________________, which led to segregation.

4. One of the many wonders of the boycott and the nonviolent actions was the joining of many local __________ communities.

5. ____________ is a means of resisting and one that requires followers to seek friendship and understanding of opponents.

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