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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Bull Connor's Birmingham.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Sword That Heals," MLK states that the Negro turned his back on force because he knew he couldn't win through physical force, and he also believed he could lose what?
(a) His place in society.
(b) His belongings.
(c) His past and future.
(d) His soul.

2. When Negros went to work they would eat in separate places and use what things labeled "colored"?
(a) The water fountain and lavatory.
(b) The water fountain and tables.
(c) Tables and lavatory.
(d) The lunch counter and water fountain.

3. In "The Negro Revolution-Why 1963," what does MLK say the Negro had been deeply disappointed over?
(a) The complacency of the courts.
(b) The barring of Negros from eating at lunch counters.
(c) The slow pace of school desegregation.
(d) The ignorance of the white leaders.

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

5. What did Birmingham give up when they decided to close down the parks instead of having them integrated?
(a) Their soccer team.
(b) Their golf team.
(c) Their baseball team.
(d) Their football team.

Short Answer Questions

1. There was a visiting statesman that waved his hand and stated that he was "aware of current events. I know everything you are telling me about what the white man is doing to the Negro." Where was this statesman from?

2. Who said, "Let down your buckets where you are"?

3. In "The Negro Revolution - Why 1963," MLK states that the nation had come to count on the Negro to suffer how?

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

5. How many volunteers from the Negro community were willing to join the ranks and go to jail in Birmingham?

(see the answer key)

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