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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letter from Birmingham Jail.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The results of the March 5th election showed that no candidate had a clear victory. The city had to hold a run-off vote when?
(a) The second week in April.
(b) The fourth week in March.
(c) The first week in April.
(d) The third week in March.

2. What did the city commissioners, including Bull Connor, refuse to do after the results of the run-off vote?
(a) Acknowledge the people that voted for them.
(b) Move out of their City Hall offices.
(c) Embrace the newly elected Mayor.
(d) Congratulate the winner.

3. What was the next stage of the "crusade" that began on April 6th?
(a) A march on the city jail.
(b) A march on the city leader's homes.
(c) A march on the city merchants.
(d) A march on City Hall.

4. Which of Jesus's apostles does MLK liken himself to in his letter to the clergymen?
(a) Matthew.
(b) John.
(c) Paul.
(d) Thomas.

5. Who did MLK hope would have been in the running of the run-off vote?
(a) King and Walker.
(b) King and Conner.
(c) Boutwell and Conner.
(d) Boutwell and King.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said, "Those who act boldly are recognizing right as well as reality"?

2. After MLK was stabbed in the department store, what hospital was he rushed to?

3. After the first three days of the lunch counter sit-ins, how many arrests had there been?

4. To the Negro in 1963 nonviolence could symbolize the "gold badge of heroism" rather than what?

5. How many cities are mentioned to be in civil turmoil in the beginning of "The Negro Revolution-Why 1963"?

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