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

2. Where were the African Americans allowed to sit when they took a bus to get somewhere?
(a) Nowhere.
(b) Front.
(c) Back.
(d) Hanging from the side.

3. The nonviolent actions were intended to bring attention to the ______________ affecting the African American population.
(a) Brutalities.
(b) Illnesses.
(c) Moral wrongs.
(d) Dishonesty.

4. America was fortunate, Dr. King said, that the strength of African American protesters was tempered by a sense of _____________.
(a) Witness.
(b) Violence.
(c) Responsibility.
(d) Truth.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Southern __________ continued to fight against the civil rights measures and bills being put before them.

3. Economic power was available, according to Dr. King, to those who _____________ in this time of the world.

4. Even in their poverty, the ___________ of the United States had greater economic power strength than most countries of the world.

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

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