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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21: Death of Illusions, Chapter 22: St. Augustine, Chapter 23: The Mississippi Challenge.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. King felt he could not conclude an account of the 6 weeks of protests in Birmingham without recognizing support which came from where?
(a) Around Alabama.
(b) Around the world.
(c) Around the country.
(d) Around the South.

2. When did the U.S. Supreme Court declare segregation laws unconstitutional?
(a) September, 1956.
(b) November, 1956.
(c) October, 1956.
(d) December, 1956.

3. City and bus officials felt the bus protest would pass quickly once what happened?
(a) Initial interest diminished.
(b) Protestors grew weary of walking.
(c) Volunteers tired of transporting.
(d) The first rainy day arrived.

4. King received his bachelor of arts degree from Morehouse College in what major?
(a) History.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Sociology.
(d) Religion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people took part in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?

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

3. King indicated that what the world needed was a group of women and men willing to do what?

4. King's collegiate studies made him increasingly skeptical as he could not reconcile what?

5. At what age was King ready to enter the ministry?

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