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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: Two Roads to Freedom.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to King, what happened when he watched Malcolm on television? (Chapter 9)
(a) He would get a twinge of hate.
(b) He would turn off the television.
(c) He would fail to see his point.
(d) He would fail to identify with him.

2. On what date did King make his first major speech to the nation?
(a) January 31, 1961.
(b) July 4, 1943.
(c) May 17, 1957.
(d) August 12, 1971.

3. What did Cone claim was created for "the specific needs of blacks" in Chapter 6?
(a) The NAACP.
(b) The CORE.
(c) The Southern Baptist faith.
(d) The Nation of Islam.

4. What two people's ideas did King infuse in regard to nonviolence and spirituality? (Chapter 9)
(a) Gandhi and Thoreau.
(b) Orville and Gandhi.
(c) DuBois and Jesus.
(d) Martin Luther King, Sr. and Mills.

5. According to Chapter 3, what did Cone say most people thought King centered his thoughts and actions upon?
(a) Pride.
(b) Unity.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was school segregation declared unconstitutional?

2. How many demands did the black community make of the Montgomery Bus company to stop the boycott?

3. According to Cone, what did Malcolm alienate in Chapter 6?

4. From where did Martin Luther King, Jr. derive the expression the "American Dream"?

5. What need did King address in his speech, "Prayer Pilgrimage"?

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