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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: Desegregation at Last, Chapter 10: The Expanding Struggle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shackles did King describe as being removed from his body during his first two college years?
(a) Detestation.
(b) Impropriety.
(c) Fundamentalism.
(d) Immorality.

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

3. King indicated that what the world needed was a group of women and men willing to do what?
(a) Promote peace, oppose conflict.
(b) Teach socialism, reject communism.
(c) Stand up for right, oppose wrong.
(d) Preach moral spirituality, denounce sin.

4. Through studying the Bible in college, King stated he "came to see that behind the legends and myths of the Book were many ______."
(a) "Humanitarian goals".
(b) "Benevolent dreams".
(c) "Ideals for mankind".
(d) "Profound truths".

5. When did King and other civil rights leaders meet with Eisenhower?
(a) 23 August 1957.
(b) 23 June 1957.
(c) 23 June 1958.
(d) 23 August 1958.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was King when he participated in an oratorical contest in Dublin, Georgia?

3. In a paper submitted at Crozer Seminary, King indicated he had nearly despaired over _______'s power to resolve social problems.

4. When did King, Sr., marry Martin and Coretta?

5. What structure stood diagonally across the square from the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church?

(see the answer key)

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