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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 were the actual competing candidates for the run-off vote?
(a) Boutwell and King.
(b) Boutwell and Connor.
(c) Connor and King.
(d) Walker and King.

2. At the rate that integration of schools was going, what year would the integration of schools be a reality?
(a) 1982.
(b) 2054.
(c) 2011.
(d) 1995.

3. When the Supreme Court modified its decision on school desegregation, what did it permit to corrupt its intent?
(a) Somebodiness.
(b) Integration.
(c) Tokenism.
(d) Outside leaders.

4. Who said, "Those who act boldly are recognizing right as well as reality"?
(a) Rosa Parks.
(b) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Martin Luther King, Jr.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Negro Revolution is described as generating quietly just like what?

2. During the time of slavery, why would a Negro cook agree with their white owners instead of defending themselves?

3. What was every volunteer in Birmingham required to sign?

4. What room number in the Gaston Motel did the planning committees meet in?

5. 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?

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