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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 24: The Nobel Peace Prize, Chapter 25: Malcolm X, Chapter 26: Selma.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. King wanted to learn from what Scandinavian tradition?
(a) Socialistic capitalism.
(b) Socialistic communism.
(c) Democratic socialism.
(d) Democratic republicanism.

2. King called Reverend Theodore Jemison for assistance as he had previously led a bus boycott where?
(a) Jackson, Mississippi.
(b) Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
(c) Birmingham, Alabama.
(d) Charleston, South Carolina.

3. What happened when King's home was bombed?
(a) The Kings sustained only minor injuries.
(b) The Police Commissioner stated he brought the bombing on himself.
(c) King denied an offer of bodyguards for protection.
(d) King purchased a handgun for protection.

4. King and Abernathy were convicted on 10 July 1962 of leading the Albany protest and began serving __________.
(a) A 90-day sentence.
(b) A 30-day sentence.
(c) A 120-day sentence.
(d) A 45-day sentence.

5. On 15 December 1961, King arrived in Albany, Georgia, in response to a telegram from the head of what group?
(a) The Albany Movement.
(b) The Albany Assembly.
(c) The Albany NAACP.
(d) The Albany Alliance for Civil Liberties.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Jimmie Lee Jackson die on 26 February 1965 in Marion, Alabama?

2. In the chapter about the Nobel Prize, King described his view of airline personnel and ranked which members as foremost?

3. When was Rosa Parks arrested?

4. King described which individual as his "closest associate and most trusted friend" from the start of the boycott?

5. Where did Coretta meet Malcolm X on 5 February 1965?

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