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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom from the NAACP did Dr. King argue regarding non-violent movement against racism?
(a) Jonathon Sweenton.
(b) Robert Williams.
(c) Richard Kingston.
(d) Michael Winds.

2. What happened to Dr. King as he was signing books on September 20, 1958?
(a) He was punched.
(b) He was stabbed.
(c) He was verbally assaulted.
(d) He was shot.

3. Dr. King reached out to his extensive religious contacts, including the National Baptist Convention, to organize what conference?
(a) Southern Religious Conference.
(b) Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
(c) Montgomery Christian Conference.
(d) Southern Baptist Conference.

4. What book was Dr. King signing on September 20, 1958?
(a) Stride Toward Freedom.
(b) Strength to Love.
(c) Why We Can't Wait.
(d) The Measure of a Man.

5. Why were organizations such as NAACP and the NUL formed?
(a) To form anti-government organizations.
(b) To make people angry.
(c) To resist Jim Crow laws.
(d) To form violent organizations legally.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Dr. King move days after his thirty-first birthday?

2. What city in Tennessee had a race riot on February 23, 1960?

3. What did the civil rights bill, signed on September 9, 1957, establish?

4. When was the second march supporting racial desegregation held in Washington, D.C.?

5. During what years did participation by African American churches in American public life surge?

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