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

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

3. There was an obligation to ensure that all __________________ participated in the enforcement and creative innovations freeing all citizens.
(a) Women.
(b) Whites.
(c) People.
(d) Federal agencies.

4. 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 removed from the bus.
(c) They were killed.
(d) They were ignored.

5. Dr. King believed the commitment to nonviolence would prevent an increase of ___________ in society.
(a) Hatred.
(b) Movement.
(c) Peace.
(d) Gossip.

Short Answer Questions

1. ___________ not only harms one physically, but it injures one spiritually, according to Dr. King.

2. America was fortunate, Dr. King said, that the strength of African American protesters was tempered by a sense of _____________.

3. The white power structure perpetuated the __________ that African Americans were moving too fast.

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

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