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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. What point did King stress to soon to be graduating students at a march on 18 April 1959?
(a) "Be a fighter for civil rights in a nonviolent manner."
(b) "Become a dedicated fighter for civil rights."
(c) "Nonviolence is important, but attaining civil liberties is more so."
(d) "Avocation for civil rights is more critical than one's vocation."

2. How did King respond to President Eisenhower's use of force when integrating Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas?
(a) He denounced Eisenhower's action.
(b) He spoke for and against Eisenhower's action.
(c) He applauded Eisenhower's action.
(d) He withheld comment regarding Eisenhower's acton.

3. In the summer of 1957, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) planned a campaign to enforce what?
(a) Black property rights.
(b) Black employment rights.
(c) Black voting rights.
(d) Revocation of segregation laws.

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

5. How long did King have to prepare what he considered the most important speech of his life?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 1 day.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 1 week.

Short Answer Questions

1. King viewed preaching as the dual process of what?

2. Who received a call from John F. Kennedy on 26 October 1960?

3. On 15 December 1961, King arrived in Albany, Georgia, in response to a telegram from the head of what group?

4. How many of his attorneys were allowed to visit King on Easter Sunday afternoon?

5. King received his doctorate in what major?

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