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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11: Birth of a New Nation, Chapter 12: Brush with Death, Chapter 13: Pilgrimage to Nonviolence.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did King enter Crozer Theological Seminary?
(a) 14 September 1949.
(b) 14 September 1947.
(c) 14 September 1950.
(d) 14 September 1948.

3. What was it King admired most about his father?
(a) Genuine family commitment.
(b) Total religious devotion.
(c) Genuine Christian character.
(d) Complete honesty.

4. How long did King have to prepare what he considered the most important speech of his life?
(a) 1 day.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 1 hour.

5. After being convicted for failing to obey a police officer, who paid King's fine on 4 September 1958?
(a) The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
(b) Montgomery's Police Commissioner.
(c) The SCLC.
(d) The police officer he disobeyed.

Short Answer Questions

1. After being released from Harlem Hospital, in whose home did King start his convalescence?

2. What location in India did King describe as among the most beautiful in the world?

3. It was primarily under Edgar S. Brightman and L. Harold DeWolf that King studied what?

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

5. King noted he had come to recognize the true meaning of what phrase through Coretta?

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