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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapter 16- Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Dr. King submit his resignation as pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church?
(a) To go on a worldwide self-realization pilgrimage.
(b) Because of problems with his congregation.
(c) To take care of his ailing grandmother.
(d) To devote himself full-time to the presidency of SCLC.

2. What county, on June 26, 1959, closed its entire school system rather than allow integration?
(a) Prince Edward County.
(b) Franklin County.
(c) Bedford County.
(d) Salem County.

3. At some points, how did Dr. King help to keep the SCLC's cash flow problems from shutting down due to financial ruin?
(a) King worked multiple jobs to keep the SCLC afloat.
(b) King sold personal possessions to keep the SCLC afloat.
(c) King asked for donations from wealthy people.
(d) King put money from his speaking engagements into the SCLC.

4. According to the chapter "Black Power Defined," what do the "powerful" never lose?
(a) War.
(b) Opportunities.
(c) Themselves.
(d) Chances.

5. What did Dr. King plead with Americans not to default upon during his "I Have A Dream" speech?
(a) Indebtedness to the spirit and principle of democracy.
(b) Completeness of pride and honor towards their nation.
(c) Promise to move forward with equality.
(d) Promise to form a better nation.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what church did Dr. King deliver his most historic and controversial statement tying the war and the Civil Rights Movement together?

2. When did the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) come into being?

3. At what "Anniversary Conference" of the NUL did Dr. King deliver a speech?

4. What is the name of one of the African American leaders that argued for the African American need for self-respect and self-help?

5. When was the first march supporting racial desegregation held in Washington, D.C.?

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