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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11: Birth of a New Nation, Chapter 12: Brush with Death, Chapter 13: Pilgrimage to Nonviolence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the bus desegregation order reached Montgomery?
(a) 10 December 1956.
(b) 20 December 1956.
(c) 15 December 1956.
(d) 5 December 1956.

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

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

4. Montgomery's Police Commissioner instructed taxi drivers not to do what during the bus boycott?
(a) Give blacks discount fares.
(b) Give blacks rides.
(c) Operate along bus routes.
(d) Give free rides.

5. What did King note came out in the New York Times about his injury?
(a) He would have died without blood transfusion.
(b) He would have died if he had sneezed.
(c) He would have died without prompt medical attention.
(d) His survival was miraculous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Coretta unable to travel frequently with King?

2. What was it King admired most about his father?

3. What was King's fine when found guilty of the antiboycott law?

4. What happened when white police officers initially arrested King in Montgomery?

5. What was the topic of King's trial sermon at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church?

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