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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. How did King respond to President Kennedy's having called Coretta over Easter weekend?
(a) Via telegram.
(b) Via postcard.
(c) Via letter.
(d) Via telephone.

2. What point did King stress to soon to be graduating students at a march on 18 April 1959?
(a) "Become a dedicated fighter for civil rights."
(b) "Nonviolence is important, but attaining civil liberties is more so."
(c) "Avocation for civil rights is more critical than one's vocation."
(d) "Be a fighter for civil rights in a nonviolent manner."

3. When did King enter Crozer Theological Seminary?
(a) 14 September 1950.
(b) 14 September 1947.
(c) 14 September 1949.
(d) 14 September 1948.

4. President Kennedy called Coretta Scott King and expressed concern for her husband on what date?
(a) 13 April 1963.
(b) 15 April 1963.
(c) 12 April 1963.
(d) 14 April 1963.

5. What were among the false rumors spread about King?
(a) He frequented nightclubs, strip joints.
(b) He purchased a brand-new Cadillac, Buick.
(c) He gambled, abused alcohol, used drugs.
(d) He accepted donations he used for himself.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In a paper submitted at Crozer Seminary, King indicated he had nearly despaired over _______'s power to resolve social problems.

3. City and bus officials felt the bus protest would pass quickly once what happened?

4. King viewed preaching as the dual process of what?

5. Which group, in conjunction with the SCLC, launched a protest following the election in Birmingham?

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