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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through I See the Promised Land | Letter from Birmingham CityJail.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The white power structure perpetuated the __________ that African Americans were moving too fast.
(a) Argument.
(b) Law.
(c) Speech.
(d) Myth.

2. One extreme of the movement was to use Black Power to overthrow the ________________ and the whites.
(a) Churches.
(b) Banks.
(c) Government.
(d) Nonviolent protesters.

3. Southern __________ continued to fight against the civil rights measures and bills being put before them.
(a) Churches.
(b) Mayors.
(c) Senators.
(d) Presidents.

4. Token _________ are not satisfactory ends, according to Dr. King and to his writing and his speeches.
(a) Beginnings.
(b) Martyrs.
(c) Truths.
(d) Beliefs.

5. Economic power was available, according to Dr. King, to those who _____________ in this time of the world.
(a) Laughed.
(b) Smiled.
(c) Believed.
(d) United.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. King believed that unselfishly giving of themselves would help to develop a powerful ___________.

2. Dr. King wanted to point out that: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to ___________ everywhere."

3. The United States had become an international power that was unable to enforce even _______________ in a Southern village.

4. Dr. King asked people around him to pray for peace and justice in the world as the Civil Rights movement was a __________ movement as well.

5. Dr. King believed the commitment to nonviolence would prevent an increase of ___________ in society.

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