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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Birth of the SCLC, 1957-1959.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the pastor of what church?
(a) St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church.
(b) North Atlanta Congregational Church.
(c) Dexter Avenue Baptist Church.
(d) Grace Lutheran Church.

2. What happened to King at a book signing in New York?
(a) The store was bombed..
(b) He met the President.
(c) He was stabbed.
(d) He received the Nobel Peace Prize.

3. Why was the first meeting about the bus boycott somewhat disastrous?
(a) The small number of people who attended.
(b) The ego of the leaders.
(c) The police who showed up to arrest King.
(d) The bomb that was found.

4. Segregation on the city buses officially ended when?
(a) December 20.
(b) October 14.
(c) June 3.
(d) March 29.

5. Who went with King to meet with Nixon?
(a) Rustin.
(b) Wilkins.
(c) Grant.
(d) Abernathy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was left on King's front porch in January, 1957?

2. In February 1959, King and his wife traveled to see sites made famous by whom?

3. Where did King and his family move to?

4. Who did King visit with in New York about the Washington Pilgrimage?

5. Who was chosen as the organizational president?

(see the answer key)

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