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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the cause of Dr. King's injury on September 20, 1958?
(a) A black woman.
(b) A black man.
(c) A white woman.
(d) A white man.

2. When was the historic Brown vs. Topeka, Kansas Board of Education Supreme Court decision handed down?
(a) May 17, 1954.
(b) March 17, 1957.
(c) April 1, 1955.
(d) December 1, 1955.

3. What religious journal contained a summary of Dr. King's book Stride Toward Freedom?
(a) Liberation.
(b) Believe.
(c) Common Threads.
(d) Renounced.

4. What president announced the use of federal troops to escort nine children to high school in Arkansas?
(a) Eisenhower.
(b) Roosevelt.
(c) Reagan.
(d) Wilson.

5. Who was the first president of the Montgomery Improvement Association?
(a) Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr.
(b) Melba Patillo Beals.
(c) Rosa Parks.
(d) Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the lunch counter sit-ins conducted on August 19 by the NAACP?

2. On what date did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus?

3. What happened to Dr. King as he was signing books on September 20, 1958?

4. What was the date of Dr. King's first national address?

5. What did white racists bomb on September, 9 1957?

(see the answer key)

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