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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Who Speaks for the South? | The Burning Truth in the South.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From the time of the founding of the country, _______________ of the peoples had existed.
(a) Disenfranchisement.
(b) Assemblies.
(c) Racial prosperity.
(d) Outrages.

2. The personal experiences of Dr. King allowed him to develop a faith and a belief in the reality of a personal __________.
(a) Code.
(b) God.
(c) Truth.
(d) Honor.

3. Dr. King believed the government was playing a game of Russian roulette with the _________ each summer.
(a) Protests.
(b) Riots.
(c) Congressional hearings.
(d) Laws.

4. The historic ________ ruling of the Supreme Court was nullified by the actions of the local and state governmental authorities.
(a) 1961.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1968.

5. Dr. King never talked about the bad things that happened to him as he wanted to avoid a _________ complex.
(a) God-like.
(b) Painful.
(c) Martyr.
(d) Prophet.

Short Answer Questions

1. The ___________ commitment of the nonviolence movement allowed for the refusal to cooperate with evil.

2. One of the many wonders of the boycott and the nonviolent actions was the joining of many local __________ communities.

3. Young African Americans felt trapped by the ___________ and slow court processes that kept segregation and discrimination in place.

4. Nonviolence arouses a sense of ________ and builds reconciliation and redemption within a society.

5. ____________ is a means of resisting and one that requires followers to seek friendship and understanding of opponents.

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