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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 was Dr. King in jail while writing the "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"?
(a) Participating in a conference for racial equality.
(b) Riding on an interstate bus with other activists.
(c) Participating in civil rights demonstrations.
(d) Eating with a white man at a "White Only" diner.

2. In what year was Dr. King's book Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community published?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1968.

3. Whose administration war policies did Dr. King attack when he delivered his most historic and controversial statement tying the war and the Civil Rights Movement together?
(a) Kennedy's.
(b) Eisenhower's.
(c) Johnson's.
(d) Nixon's.

4. What major movement followed the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Sit-In Movement?
(a) March on Washington.
(b) Freedom Ride.
(c) Freedom Summer.
(d) Black Panther Movement.

5. When did Dr. King write the "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"?
(a) April 16, 1963.
(b) May 28, 1955.
(c) June 24, 1957.
(d) October 3, 1959.

Short Answer Questions

1. What laws did African American interstate travelers ignore during their public transportation across state lines?

2. In Dr. King's "I Have A Dream" speech, what does King say all Americans hold that is signed by the founders of the United States?

3. How many students were expelled on March 2, 1960, by the Alabama Board of Education?

4. On what date did Dr. King submit his resignation as pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church?

5. What is the date noted at the beginning of Chapter 4, "Speech Before the Youth March for Integrated Schools"?

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