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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 27: Watts, Chapter 28: Chicago Campaign.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What custom did King follow every Sunday morning?
(a) 30 minutes of quiet meditation.
(b) An hour of quiet meditation.
(c) 45 minutes of quiet meditation.
(d) 15 minutes of quiet meditation.

2. King was arrested and jailed on what date for speeding during the "Get Tough" campaign?
(a) 21 January 1956.
(b) 26 January 1956.
(c) 16 January 1956.
(d) 31 January 1956.

3. King believed that the poor in Los Angeles saw the riots as their only means of doing what?
(a) Gaining equitable goods.
(b) Getting noticed.
(c) Punishing authorities.
(d) Achieving retribution.

4. King grew up in, and later become co-pastor of, what church?
(a) Leviticus Baptist.
(b) Philemon Baptist.
(c) Ebenezer Baptist.
(d) Auburn Baptist.

5. How did King receive a letter from eight clergy members from all major faiths while in jail?
(a) It was advertised in a newspaper.
(b) It arrived via a telegram.
(c) It arrived in the mail.
(d) It arrived via a postcard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Widespread racial violence between 11-15 August 1965 in Los Angeles, California, resulted in how many deaths?

2. How did King meet Coretta?

3. Why did King respond to the eight clergymen when he rarely did so as it would leave him little time for "constructive" work?

4. In addition to King, how many people were indicted in Montgomery on antiboycott charges in February, 1956?

5. On what day was President Kennedy assassinated and Lyndon B. Johnson sworn in as President?

(see the answer key)

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