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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 was the name of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s wife?
(a) Martha.
(b) Sybil.
(c) Bridget.
(d) Coretta.

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

3. What religious affiliation was Malcolm X aligned with?
(a) Christian Imperialist.
(b) Buddhist Nationalist.
(c) Muslim Nationalist.
(d) Marxist Fascist.

4. On what date did Martin Luther King, Jr. give his famous "I Have A Dream" speech?
(a) October 26, 1975.
(b) August 28, 1963.
(c) July 1, 1984.
(d) September 14, 1954.

5. By what title did King's admirers frequently refer to him?
(a) The prophet.
(b) The preacher.
(c) The dreamer.
(d) The Man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city was known as the "Cradle of the Confederacy"?

2. The Introduction claim that "blacks are Americans," given that they arrived before whom?

3. From whose teachings did Martin Luther King, Jr. learn of successful nonviolent actions?

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

5. What were the two "great resistance traditions in African-American history" that the meeting between Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. provided to the black freedom movement?

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