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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. What was King's fine when found guilty of the antiboycott law?
(a) $100 or 30 days confinement.
(b) $500 or 386 days confinement.
(c) $500 or 365 days confinement.
(d) $250 or 90 days confinement.

2. In a paper submitted at Crozer Seminary, King indicated he had nearly despaired over _______'s power to resolve social problems.
(a) Hope.
(b) Faith.
(c) Religion.
(d) Love.

3. King attended the midnight ceremony that marked the independence of which nation on 6 March 1957?
(a) Zambia.
(b) Ghana.
(c) Rhodesia.
(d) Guinea.

4. King noted he had come to recognize the true meaning of what phrase through Coretta?
(a) "A wife can either make or break a husband."
(b) "A wife determines whether or not a husband is a success."
(c) "The spine of a husband is his wife."
(d) "A wife is the foundation which supports a husband."

5. How did King respond to President Eisenhower's use of force when integrating Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas?
(a) He withheld comment regarding Eisenhower's acton.
(b) He spoke for and against Eisenhower's action.
(c) He applauded Eisenhower's action.
(d) He denounced Eisenhower's action.

Short Answer Questions

1. What custom did King follow every Sunday morning?

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

3. What did King note came out in the New York Times about his injury?

4. When did King deliver his trial sermon at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery?

5. After being convicted for failing to obey a police officer, who paid King's fine on 4 September 1958?

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