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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: Desegregation at Last, Chapter 10: The Expanding Struggle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. King stipulated he would not place his ultimate faith in little gods that could be destroyed when?
(a) In a biological age.
(b) In a chemical age.
(c) In an atomic age.
(d) In a hydraulic age.

2. King began his freshman year at Morehouse College on what date?
(a) 20 September 1946.
(b) 20 September 1945.
(c) 20 September 1947.
(d) 20 September 1944.

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

4. King was initially exposed to what position of Dr. A.J. Muste that deeply moved but did not convince him?
(a) Leninist.
(b) Jihad.
(c) Pacifist.
(d) Muslim.

5. What did King describe as the age-old problem faced by his mother and all black parents in America?
(a) Explaining segregation to a teenager.
(b) Explaining racial hatred to a small child.
(c) Explaining racial discrimination to a small child.
(d) Explaining segregation, discrimination to a small child.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did King meet Coretta Scott?

2. King's experiences with the Intercollegiate Council convinced him there were many whites who were allies, particularly whom?

3. In his own life and one of a person who sought to be strong, what was it King advised needed to be combined in one's character?

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

5. When did the U.S. Supreme Court declare segregation laws unconstitutional?

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