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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. Who is the sightless singer that MLK mentions "held a commanding position in our ranks"?
(a) Mel Torme.
(b) Lemon Jefferson.
(c) Willie Johnson.
(d) Al Hibbler.

2. What did Wyatt Walker confer with lawyers about?
(a) The city code on jail sentances.
(b) The city code on lunch counters.
(c) The city code on segregation.
(d) The city code on picketing.

3. During the time of slavery, Negroes were forbidden to associate with each other except in the case of what two things?
(a) Birthdays and funerals.
(b) Birthdays and weddings.
(c) Weddings and funerals.
(d) Funerals and celebrations.

4. What was one of the most important parts of the mass meetings according to MLK?
(a) The recognition of leaders.
(b) The togetherness of the Negro community.
(c) The education of the volunteers.
(d) The freedom songs.

5. When the city government obtained a court injunction to cease the activities of the "Negro army," what did MLK's group do?
(a) They sent a letter to city officials concerning their cause.
(b) They appeared in court with all the volunteers following behind.
(c) They disobeyed the court order.
(d) They all sat on the courthouse steps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does MLK talk about in "The Negro Revolution-Why 1963" that celebrates it's 100th birthday in 1963?

2. As a first step of the meetings with the white Senior Citizens Committee, some of the merchants agreed to remove what?

3. When MLK was autographing copies of his book in the Harlem department store, what was he stabbed with?

4. Who was the insurance broker that joined other Negro leaders that met with the white Senior Citizens Committee in Bull Connor's Birmingham?

5. When MLK's wife was refused the opportunity to speak to her husband after he was placed in jail, who did she call?

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