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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: Desegregation at Last, Chapter 10: The Expanding Struggle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Coretta unable to travel frequently with King?
(a) She had to work while he was gone.
(b) Their limited budget precluded her accompanying him.
(c) She had obligations in their church.
(d) She stayed home with their 4 children.

2. King described his mother as having been what?
(a) "Soft-spoken and easy-going."
(b) "Soft-spoken but strict."
(c) "Hard-spoken and strict."
(d) "Hard-spoken but easy-going."

3. King believed that, in order to advance forward, man had to step back and find what God?
(a) "Of universal freedom and the God that will last through the ages."
(b) "Of the universe and the God that will last through the ages."
(c) "Of social equality and the God that will last through the ages."
(d) "Of social justice and the God that will last through the ages."

4. When did King deliver his trial sermon at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery?
(a) 12 June 1955.
(b) 12 June 1954.
(c) 24 January 1954.
(d) 24 January 1955.

5. King become head of what on 14 February 1957?
(a) Southern Leadership Committee.
(b) Southern Leadership Conference.
(c) Southern Leadership Commission.
(d) Southern Liberties Conference

Short Answer Questions

1. How did King respond to President Eisenhower's use of force when integrating Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas?

2. When did King enter Boston University's School of Theology?

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

4. What was the topic of King's trial sermon at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church?

5. King was initially exposed to what position of Dr. A.J. Muste that deeply moved but did not convince him?

(see the answer key)

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