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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: The Making of a Dreamer (1929-55).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what type of store did Martin Luther King, Jr. and his father experience racism together?
(a) A grocery store.
(b) A shoe store.
(c) A book store.
(d) A general store.

2. What was the name of the 15-year-old high school student arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger before Rosa Parks did so?
(a) Deborah Miller.
(b) Margie Mathers.
(c) Trunda Blase.
(d) Claudette Colvin.

3. Who was the author and civil rights activist that spoke of "twoness"?
(a) John O. Killens.
(b) James Meredith.
(c) W.E.B. DuBois.
(d) Dorothy Height.

4. When was the infamous Hayes Compromise made?
(a) 1892.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1877.

5. In what year did Martin Luther King, Jr. first visit Montgomery, Alabama?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1959.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age was Martin Luther King, Jr.'s first experience with segregation?

2. On what date did Martin Luther King, Jr. give his famous "I Have A Dream" speech?

3. How tall was Malcolm X?

4. In what year did Martin Luther King, Jr. become pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church?

5. From whose teachings did Martin Luther King, Jr. learn of successful nonviolent actions?

(see the answer key)

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