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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through New Day in Birmingham.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of the book, MLK states that the chill and frost were replaced by what type of spring?
(a) Warm.
(b) Exuberant..
(c) Placid.
(d) Lazy.

2. 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.

3. By 1963, more than how many African nations had risen from colonial bondage?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Thirty-four.
(c) Twenty-two.
(d) Twenty-five.

4. The merchants that were a part of the Senior Citizens Committee that met with the campaign leaders went back on their agreement. What was the rumor for the reason of what the merchants did?
(a) They didn't like that not all the merchants followed the agreement so they didn't want to follow it either.
(b) That they didn't think it would matter and so they went back on their agreement.
(c) That the Negros didn't follow through with their end of the agreement.
(d) That Bull Conner had threatened some of the merchants.

5. After the first three days of the lunch counter sit-ins, how many arrests had there been?
(a) 35.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. MLK states that the Negro knows when he goes to jail it not only means confinement, but what else does it mean?

2. In "The Negro Revolution - Why 1963," how many years have gone by when MLK states that humiliation cannot be expected to find "voice in a whisper"?

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

4. What does MLK claim is the "sword that heals"?

5. According to MLK, what is the best way to defeat an army?

(see the answer key)

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