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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. When was Rosa Parks arrested?
(a) 1 December 1955.
(b) 6 December 1955.
(c) 26 November 1955.
(d) 20 November 1955.

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

3. When did King receive his doctorate from Boston University?
(a) 5 June 1956.
(b) 5 June 1954.
(c) 5 June 1955.
(d) 5 June 1953.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age was King ready to enter the ministry?

2. King was initially exposed to what position of Dr. A.J. Muste that deeply moved but did not convince him?

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

4. Through studying the Bible in college, King stated he "came to see that behind the legends and myths of the Book were many ______."

5. King stipulated he would not place his ultimate faith in little gods that could be destroyed when?

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