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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: Montgomery Movement Begins, Chapter 8: The Violence of Desperate Men.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was King when he participated in an oratorical contest in Dublin, Georgia?
(a) 12 years old.
(b) 16 years old.
(c) 14 years old.
(d) 10 years old.

2. King noted he had come to recognize the true meaning of what phrase through Coretta?
(a) "A wife can either make or break a husband."
(b) "The spine of a husband is his wife."
(c) "A wife determines whether or not a husband is a success."
(d) "A wife is the foundation which supports a husband."

3. Why was Coretta unable to travel frequently with King?
(a) Their limited budget precluded her accompanying him.
(b) She had to work while he was gone.
(c) She stayed home with their 4 children.
(d) She had obligations in their church.

4. King was arrested and jailed on what date for speeding during the "Get Tough" campaign?
(a) 21 January 1956.
(b) 16 January 1956.
(c) 31 January 1956.
(d) 26 January 1956.

5. Where was Martin Luther King, Jr., born?
(a) Selma.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Montgomery.
(d) Birmingham.

Short Answer Questions

1. Montgomery's Police Commissioner instructed taxi drivers not to do what during the bus boycott?

2. When did King deliver his trial sermon at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery?

3. When did King meet Coretta Scott?

4. King received his doctorate in what major?

5. King received his bachelor of arts degree from Morehouse College in what major?

(see the answer key)

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