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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of "The Summer of Our Discontent," what famous person does MLK mention came to join the ranks of people?
(a) Charles Carroll.
(b) Muhammad Ali.
(c) Joe Louis.
(d) Floyd Patterson.

2. In "The Days To Come," MLK talks about Negros knowing political assassination well and that it was a common place thing to witness or hear about. What was the name of the person who was shot to death on the steps of a rural courthouse?
(a) William Moore.
(b) George Lee.
(c) Medgar Evers.
(d) Kenneth Jacobs.

3. Why does MLK say the Easter season was chosen as the time for direct-action?
(a) Because it was the time after the election.
(b) Because it was symbolic of Jesus rising on Easter morning.
(c) Because it helped the Negro community to remember their ties with God.
(d) Because besides Christmas it is the main shopping period of the year.

4. When MLK appeared on the show, "Meet the Press," who appeared on the show with him?
(a) Bull Connor.
(b) His wife.
(c) Roy Wilkins.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

5. One of Thomas Jefferson's servants worked for some forty years to earn ten thousand dollars. How many people was she able to obtain liberation for?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Ten.
(d) Fifteen.

6. What does MLK state that the American Negroes said after they "shook off three hundred years of psychological slavery"?
(a) "We can make ourselves free."
(b) "We are in the right position to win."
(c) "We shall overcome."
(d) "We are human beings too and deserve the chance for change."

7. In Letter from Birmingham Jail, what word does MLK confess he is not afraid of?
(a) Adversary.
(b) Tension.
(c) Violence.
(d) Hate.

8. Who said, "Here I stand; I cannot do otherwise, so help me God"?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Martin Luther.
(c) Paul.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

9. As one of the first victims of the poison gas pellet, a young Negro started to say, "Save me" to who?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(c) God.
(d) Joe Louis.

10. MLK states that white people don't understand that it is no more possible to be half free than what?
(a) Half dead.
(b) Half alive.
(c) Happy with nothing.
(d) Exuberant because of loss.

11. Who is the dean of Negro leaders and responsible for proposing the March on Washington?
(a) John J. Maguire.
(b) Joachim Prinz.
(c) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(d) A. Philip Randolph.

12. MLK tells the clergymen in his letter that anyone who lives where can never be considered an outsider?"
(a) The state of Alabama.
(b) The United States.
(c) Any of the southern states.
(d) The earth.

13. What day did the newspapers show pictures of woman on the ground with policemen bending over them with raised clubs and children being faced by dogs?
(a) May 4th.
(b) May 3rd.
(c) May 5th.
(d) May 2nd.

14. What kind of pace does MLK say they are taking to gain a cup of coffee at a lunch counter?
(a) A turtle's pace.
(b) A snail's pace.
(c) A horse-and-buggy pace.
(d) A maple syrup pace.

15. Where are the headquarters of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference located?
(a) New York City.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) Savannah.
(d) Atlanta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does MLK say was one of the wisest moves they made in the campaign?

2. Who was the N.A.A.C.P. secretary that the segregationists showed their hatred by assassinating?

3. MLK states that he has yet to engage in a direct-action campaign that was what?

4. What city was the night-club comic performing in when he joked that if the demonstrators had been served, they wouldn't have been able to pay for their meals?

5. What is the dream that came true for MLK that he mentions at the end of "Black and White Together"?

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