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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17: The Birmingham Campaign, Chapter 18: Letter from Birmingham Jail.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Just prior to Brightman's death, King initiated his study of which philosopher with him?
(a) Hegel.
(b) Luther.
(c) Quaker.
(d) Whitefield.

2. King spoke at the founding conference of what organization on 15 April 1960?
(a) The Coordinating Council of Community Organizations (CCCO).
(b) The Alabama Council on Human Relations (ACHR).
(c) The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
(d) The Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA).

3. When did King and other MIA leaders unsuccessfully meet with whites in an attempt to resolve the bus issue?
(a) 17 December 1955.
(b) 22 December 1955.
(c) 12 December 1955.
(d) 5 December 1955.

4. When did King enter Boston University's School of Theology?
(a) 13 September 1951.
(b) 13 September 1953.
(c) 13 September 1950.
(d) 13 September 1952.

5. King received his doctorate in what major?
(a) Systematic Theology.
(b) Theological Philosophy.
(c) Biblical History.
(d) Christian Theology.

Short Answer Questions

1. King called Reverend Theodore Jemison for assistance as he had previously led a bus boycott where?

2. When did the bus desegregation order reached Montgomery?

3. After having read Karl Marx to understand Communism's appeal to so many, what had King concluded about his views?

4. On 25 October 1960, King's case was dropped for a sit-in a week prior, but he was taken to the state prison for violating probation of what?

5. In addition to King, how many people were indicted in Montgomery on antiboycott charges in February, 1956?

(see the answer key)

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