This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17: The Birmingham Campaign, Chapter 18: Letter from Birmingham Jail.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On 25 October 1960, King's case was dropped for a sit-in a week prior, but he was taken to the state prison for violating probation of what?
(a) A previous parking offense.
(b) A previous traffic offense.
(c) A previous concealed weapon offense.
(d) A previous unauthorized demonstration offense.

3. King believed preaching should come from the people's experiences, and specified that he must know what about those he pastored?
(a) Their status.
(b) Their problems.
(c) Their faith.
(d) Their fortuity.

4. When Albert Boutwell won a runoff election for mayor on 2 April 1963 against Birmingham Police Commissioner Eugene "Bull" Connor, what did Connor do?
(a) Along with other commissioners, he refused to leave office.
(b) Along with two other commissioners, he refused to leave office.
(c) He refused to leave his office, but other commissioners left.
(d) He left his office, but other commissioners refused to leave.

5. King called the bus company manager the day the order arrived and requested service be resumed the next day, and got what response?
(a) The manager hung up on him.
(b) Agreement with evident relief.
(c) An excuse that it would take an uncertain length of time.
(d) An excuse that it would take a week.