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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. Who was the Governor of Arkansas when federal troops were called in to protect students at Central High School in Little Rock?
(a) Orval Tessier.
(b) George Wallace.
(c) Orval Faubus.
(d) Dobie Gillis.

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

3. 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) "A wife determines whether or not a husband is a success."
(c) "The spine of a husband is his wife."
(d) "A wife is the foundation which supports a husband."

4. In the summer of 1957, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) planned a campaign to enforce what?
(a) Black property rights.
(b) Revocation of segregation laws.
(c) Black employment rights.
(d) Black voting rights.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Just prior to Brightman's death, King initiated his study of which philosopher with him?

3. How was King informed that he had been unanimously called to the pastorate of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church?

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

5. What did King describe as the age-old problem faced by his mother and all black parents in America?

(see the answer key)

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