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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: The Making of a Dreamer (1929-55).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what type of store did Martin Luther King, Jr. and his father experience racism together?
(a) A shoe store.
(b) A book store.
(c) A general store.
(d) A grocery store.

2. After how many years of "verbal sparring" did Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X meet?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

3. In what year did Martin Delany write "The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of Colored People of the United States"?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1909.
(c) 1852.
(d) 1976.

4. The Introduction claim that "blacks are Americans," given that they arrived before whom?
(a) Pilgrims.
(b) The English.
(c) Indians.
(d) The French.

5. On what date did Malcolm X give the speech that began, "No, I'm not an American"?
(a) May 27, 1953.
(b) December 24, 1972.
(c) April 3, 1964.
(d) June 4, 1993.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did the Introduction claim was the greatest abolitionist since the founding of the republic?

2. From whose teachings did Martin Luther King, Jr. learn of successful nonviolent actions?

3. When was the NAACP founded?

4. In what year did Martin Luther King, Jr. first visit Montgomery, Alabama?

5. What nickname did Martin Luther King, Sr. have?

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