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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. Which group, in conjunction with the SCLC, launched a protest following the election in Birmingham?
(a) The Alabama Christian Convention for Human Rights.
(b) The Alabama Christian Conference for Civil Rights.
(c) The Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights.
(d) The Alabama Christian Movement for Civil Liberties.

2. After having read Karl Marx to understand Communism's appeal to so many, what had King concluded about his views?
(a) He accepted Marx' political views of totalitarianism, secularism.
(b) He accepted Marx' materialistic views of history, ethical relativism.
(c) He rejected Marx' materialistic views of history, ethical relativism.
(d) He rejected Marx' political views of totalitarianism, poverty.

3. It was primarily under Edgar S. Brightman and L. Harold DeWolf that King studied what?
(a) Calvinistic philosophy.
(b) Christian theology.
(c) Personalistic philosophy.
(d) Socialistic philosophy.

4. Montgomery's Police Commissioner instructed taxi drivers not to do what during the bus boycott?
(a) Operate along bus routes.
(b) Give blacks discount fares.
(c) Give blacks rides.
(d) Give free rides.

5. King viewed preaching as the dual process of what?
(a) Changing individuals' faith, societies.
(b) Changing individuals' social status, the environment.
(c) Changing individuals' souls, societies.
(d) Changing individuals' religious views, societies.

Short Answer Questions

1. On 17 February 1960, King was charged with falsifying his Alabama income tax records for what years?

2. When did King and other MIA leaders unsuccessfully meet with whites in an attempt to resolve the bus issue?

3. When was King elected head of the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)?

4. King spoke at the founding conference of what organization on 15 April 1960?

5. On what date did King call for a Day of Penance to atone for an outbreak of racial violence in Albany?

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