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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. Where was Martin Luther King, Jr., born?
(a) Montgomery.
(b) Selma.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Birmingham.

2. King stipulated there was something in the universe that justified Cullen Bryant when he said what?
(a) "Truth crushed to earth, will rise again."
(b) "Truth remains firm, not flexible to wishes."
(c) "Society hinges on truth, without which it suffers greatly."
(d) "Truth will forever be on the scaffold."

3. When did King receive his doctorate from Boston University?
(a) 5 June 1955.
(b) 5 June 1954.
(c) 5 June 1953.
(d) 5 June 1956.

4. After being released from Harlem Hospital, in whose home did King start his convalescence?
(a) L. Harold DeWolf.
(b) Sandy F. Ray.
(c) Robert Kennedy.
(d) Ralph Abernathy.

5. When was King elected head of the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)?
(a) 5 December 1955.
(b) 7 December 1955.
(c) 1 December 1955.
(d) 3 December 1955.

Short Answer Questions

1. King attended the midnight ceremony that marked the independence of which nation on 6 March 1957?

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

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

4. What location in India did King describe as among the most beautiful in the world?

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

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