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

2. King grew up in, and later become co-pastor of, what church?
(a) Auburn Baptist.
(b) Ebenezer Baptist.
(c) Leviticus Baptist.
(d) Philemon Baptist.

3. What happened when King's home was bombed?
(a) King purchased a handgun for protection.
(b) King denied an offer of bodyguards for protection.
(c) The Kings sustained only minor injuries.
(d) The Police Commissioner stated he brought the bombing on himself.

4. 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 is the foundation which supports a husband."
(d) "A wife determines whether or not a husband is a success."

5. King's collegiate studies made him increasingly skeptical as he could not reconcile what?
(a) Many scientific facts with his beliefs.
(b) Many scientific facts with religion.
(c) Many historical facts with religion.
(d) Many historical facts with scientific facts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Coretta unable to travel frequently with King?

2. What primary dilemma did King and Coretta face when accepting the offer of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church rather than others in the North?

3. King began his freshman year at Morehouse College on what date?

4. King described his mother as having been what?

5. When did King meet Coretta Scott?

(see the answer key)

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