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

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

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

4. The greatest moral dilemma was that in order to remain true to the gospel of Jesus, ministers needed to take a stand against __________.
(a) Segregation.
(b) Police.
(c) Schools.
(d) Laws.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. One extreme of the movement was to use Black Power to overthrow the ________________ and the whites.

2. What would have happened if African American people refused to give up their seats to a white person?

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

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. There was an obligation to ensure that all __________________ participated in the enforcement and creative innovations freeing all citizens.

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