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

2. What would have happened if African American people refused to give up their seats to a white person?
(a) They were arrested.
(b) They were ignored.
(c) They were removed from the bus.
(d) They were killed.

3. Dr. King believed that unselfishly giving of themselves would help to develop a powerful ___________.
(a) Government.
(b) Family.
(c) Nation.
(d) Schooling system.

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

5. 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.
(a) Bible.
(b) White.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) African American.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The greatest moral dilemma was that in order to remain true to the gospel of Jesus, ministers needed to take a stand against __________.

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

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

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