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

2. In his own life and one of a person who sought to be strong, what was it King advised needed to be combined in one's character?
(a) "Trust and doubt."
(b) "Antitheses strongly marked."
(c) "Idealism and realism."
(d) "Syntheses strongly connected."

3. King described his father as having been what?
(a) "As strong in his faith as...in his vision."
(b) "As strong in his body as...in his vision."
(c) "As strong in his will as...in his body."
(d) "As strong in his faith as...in his will."

4. Coretta inherited a talent for what from her mother?
(a) Counseling.
(b) Nursing.
(c) Music.
(d) Teaching.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the bus desegregation order reached Montgomery?

2. In addition to King, how many people were indicted in Montgomery on antiboycott charges in February, 1956?

3. King had been desirous of what for some years prior to his graduation from Crozer Seminary?

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

5. What factors regarding King's parents' marriage had a great impact on his religious attitudes?

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