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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: The Making of a Dreamer (1929-55).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city was known as the "Cradle of the Confederacy"?
(a) Birmingham.
(b) Montgomery.
(c) Greenville.
(d) Carolina.

2. Complete the following statement made by King: "Men often __________ each other because they _________ each other".
(a) Attack / fear.
(b) Hate / fear.
(c) Despise / do not know.
(d) Love / care about.

3. What nickname did Martin Luther King, Sr. have?
(a) Daddy Senior.
(b) Daddy King.
(c) Daddy Martin.
(d) Father King.

4. Who was the author and civil rights activist that spoke of "twoness"?
(a) James Meredith.
(b) John O. Killens.
(c) W.E.B. DuBois.
(d) Dorothy Height.

5. Who was the leader of the Montgomery bus boycott?
(a) Rosa Parks.
(b) Dexter Probst.
(c) Charlie Rose.
(d) Martin Luther King, Jr.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did the Introduction claim was the greatest abolitionist since the founding of the republic?

2. By what title did King's admirers frequently refer to him?

3. In what year was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?

4. At what age was Martin Luther King, Jr.'s first experience with segregation?

5. Whom did the Introduction name as the most persuasive person in pointing out the hypocrisies of the Declaration of Independence?

(see the answer key)

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