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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11: Birth of a New Nation, Chapter 12: Brush with Death, Chapter 13: Pilgrimage to Nonviolence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which social philosopher did King stipulate left an indelible imprint on his thinking?
(a) Walter Rauschenbusch.
(b) Walter Cronkite.
(c) Walter Raleigh.
(d) Walter Channing.

2. King began his freshman year at Morehouse College on what date?
(a) 20 September 1947.
(b) 20 September 1944.
(c) 20 September 1945.
(d) 20 September 1946.

3. In addition to King, how many people were indicted in Montgomery on antiboycott charges in February, 1956?
(a) Over 100.
(b) About 50.
(c) About 75.
(d) About 25.

4. King attended the midnight ceremony that marked the independence of which nation on 6 March 1957?
(a) Rhodesia.
(b) Ghana.
(c) Guinea.
(d) Zambia.

5. Where was Martin Luther King, Jr., born?
(a) Montgomery.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Selma.

Short Answer Questions

1. It was primarily under Edgar S. Brightman and L. Harold DeWolf that King studied what?

2. King described which individual as his "closest associate and most trusted friend" from the start of the boycott?

3. What factors regarding King's parents' marriage had a great impact on his religious attitudes?

4. After having read Karl Marx to understand Communism's appeal to so many, what had King concluded about his views?

5. At what age was King ready to enter the ministry?

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