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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) Responsibility.
(b) Truth.
(c) Violence.
(d) Witness.

2. ___________ not only harms one physically, but it injures one spiritually, according to Dr. King.
(a) Integration.
(b) Segregation.
(c) Desegregation.
(d) Pain.

3. Even in their poverty, the ___________ of the United States had greater economic power strength than most countries of the world.
(a) Children.
(b) African Americans.
(c) Poor.
(d) Whites.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where were the African Americans allowed to sit when they took a bus to get somewhere?

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. The nonviolent actions were intended to bring attention to the ______________ affecting the African American population.

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

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