Bearing the Cross Quiz Questions | Quiz: Chapter 5, Birmingham and the March on Washington, 1963

Quiz: Chapter 5, Birmingham and the March on Washington, 1963

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. How many protesters were arrested during the first day of the Birmingham protests?
a) 275.
b) 3.
c) 20.
d) 140.

2. At the meeting with Kennedy, the President told King to distance himself from whom?
a) Levison.
b) Abernathy.
c) Parks.
d) Wilkins.

3. What happened on the night that the settlement with the city was reached?
a) The KKK arrived to protest.
b) The White House told King to back off.
c) An activist's home and a hotel were bombed.
d) Abernathy was killed.

4. Who rebuked King's attempt to organize a day of mourning?
a) Roy Wilkins.
b) Ralph Abernathy.
c) Medgar Evers.
d) Julian Bond.

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