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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 11- Part 3: Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What group organized the first integrated group of interstate travelers?
(a) NUL.
(b) MIL.
(c) CORE.
(d) NAACP.

2. According to Dr. King, during his first national address, why were inhabitants of the twentieth century privileged?
(a) Because they were "living by the greatest sets of rules ever."
(b) Because they lived in "one of the momentous periods of human history."
(c) Because they were "making dramatic changes in the face of opposition."
(d) Because they were "not scared any longer."

3. When did the Montgomery Bus boycott begin?
(a) October 1, 1955.
(b) December 5, 1955.
(c) October 1, 1965.
(d) December 1, 1965.

4. Who was the first black student to graduate from the high school in Arkansas on May 27, 1958?
(a) Charles K. Steele.
(b) Stokeley Carmichael.
(c) Fred Shuttlesworth.
(d) Ernest Green.

5. What was the Nobel Peace Prize Committee looking for when they choose Dr. King as the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize?
(a) The only person brave enough to take a stand.
(b) The person responsible for the Freedom Movement.
(c) The greatest apostle of peace.
(d) The only man to have single-handedly pushed equality in the right direction.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the historic Brown vs. Topeka, Kansas Board of Education Supreme Court decision handed down?

2. Who went with Dr. and Mrs. King to India during their stay from February 2 to March 10, 1959?

3. Why did Dr. King submit his resignation as pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church?

4. At what "Anniversary Conference" of the NUL did Dr. King deliver a speech?

5. When did Dr. King write the "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"?

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