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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. When did the bus desegregation order reached Montgomery?
(a) 5 December 1956.
(b) 10 December 1956.
(c) 15 December 1956.
(d) 20 December 1956.

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

3. City and bus officials felt the bus protest would pass quickly once what happened?
(a) Volunteers tired of transporting.
(b) Protestors grew weary of walking.
(c) The first rainy day arrived.
(d) Initial interest diminished.

4. How old was King when he participated in an oratorical contest in Dublin, Georgia?
(a) 12 years old.
(b) 14 years old.
(c) 10 years old.
(d) 16 years old.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was King's fine when found guilty of the antiboycott law?

2. What was it King's college training did, especially during his first two years?

3. King received his bachelor of arts degree from Morehouse College in what major?

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

5. When were the Kings able to make their trip to India?

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