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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. How did King receive a letter from eight clergy members from all major faiths while in jail?
(a) It was advertised in a newspaper.
(b) It arrived via a postcard.
(c) It arrived in the mail.
(d) It arrived via a telegram.

2. When did the U.S. Supreme Court declare segregation laws unconstitutional?
(a) December, 1956.
(b) September, 1956.
(c) November, 1956.
(d) October, 1956.

3. What valediction did King use to conclude his letter?
(a) "Yours in pursuit of Christian understanding."
(b) "Yours for the cause of Peace and Brotherhood."
(c) "In appreciation of your patience and understanding."
(d) "Yours humbly in Faith, Trust, and Hope."

4. Where in Washington did King deliver an address on 17 May 1957?
(a) Pilgrimage to Vote.
(b) Crusade for Citizenship.
(c) Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom.
(d) March for Freedom.

5. How many of his attorneys were allowed to visit King on Easter Sunday afternoon?
(a) 3.
(b) None.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to King, how many people were indicted in Montgomery on antiboycott charges in February, 1956?

2. When did a Montgomery Grand Jury indict King and others on an antiboycott law?

3. President Kennedy called Coretta Scott King and expressed concern for her husband on what date?

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?

5. King become head of what on 14 February 1957?

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