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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 27: Watts, Chapter 28: Chicago Campaign.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was it King's college training did, especially during his first two years?
(a) Erased many doubts from his mind.
(b) Reinforced many beliefs that he had.
(c) Brought some doubts, mostly answers to his mind.
(d) Brought many doubts to his mind.

2. What primary dilemma did King and Coretta face when accepting the offer of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church rather than others in the North?
(a) Opportunities in the North.
(b) Salaries in the South.
(c) Freedoms in the North.
(d) Segregation in the South.

3. How did Jimmie Lee Jackson die on 26 February 1965 in Marion, Alabama?
(a) Police released a K-9 on him during a demonstration.
(b) Police shot him during a demonstration.
(c) Klan night riders beat him during a demonstration.
(d) Youths beat him during a demonstration.

4. How many civil rights workers were reported missing following their arrests in June, 1964, in Philadelphia, Mississippi?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

5. King's collegiate studies made him increasingly skeptical as he could not reconcile what?
(a) Many scientific facts with religion.
(b) Many historical facts with scientific facts.
(c) Many historical facts with religion.
(d) Many scientific facts with his beliefs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the purpose of King's 13-point written instructions from jail in Selma, Alabama, to movement associates in February, 1965?

2. On what day was Viola Gregg Liuzzo killed by Klan members as she drove marchers back from a 4-day march from Selma to Montgomery?

3. On 10 July 1967, at a "Freedom Sunday" rally, King initiated a drive to make Chicago an "open city" for what?

4. Following a press conference at the U.S. Senate, when was the only encounter King had with Malcolm X?

5. In his letter to the clergy, King described Birmingham as likely the most thoroughly segregated city where?

(see the answer key)

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