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

2. King was arrested on 16 December 1961 with how many other Albany protesters?
(a) 300 protesters.
(b) 500 protesters.
(c) 700 protesters.
(d) 100 protesters.

3. 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 unauthorized demonstration offense.
(c) A previous traffic offense.
(d) A previous concealed weapon offense.

4. What happened when white police officers initially arrested King in Montgomery?
(a) They took him to jail where he was physically beaten.
(b) They took him to jail and refused to release him.
(c) They took him to jail and threatened to kil him.
(d) They took him to jail where segregation persisted.

5. On what date did King's attorney arrange his release from prison?
(a) 27 October 1960.
(b) 29 October 1960.
(c) 26 October 1960.
(d) 28 October 1960.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did King enter Crozer Theological Seminary?

3. King was arrested and jailed on what date for speeding during the "Get Tough" campaign?

4. When did King receive his doctorate from Boston University?

5. King believed preaching should come from the people's experiences, and specified that he must know what about those he pastored?

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