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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 31: The Poor People's Campaign, Chapter 32: Unfulfilled Dreams.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Malcolm X assassinated on 21 February 1965?
(a) In Washington, Distict of Columbia.
(b) In Birmingham, Alabama.
(c) In Atlanta, Georgia.
(d) In Harlem, New York City.

2. On 18 March 1968, King spoke before which striking labor group in Memphis?
(a) Sanitation workers.
(b) Industrial Assemblers Union.
(c) Harvest workers.
(d) American Federation of Labor.

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

4. How many of his attorneys were allowed to visit King on Easter Sunday afternoon?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) None.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. King believed preaching should come from the people's experiences, and specified that he must know what about those he pastored?

2. King described which individual as his "closest associate and most trusted friend" from the start of the boycott?

3. King was initially exposed to what position of Dr. A.J. Muste that deeply moved but did not convince him?

4. White youths murdered a black boy who rode his bicycle while on the same day, a black girl was killed on the streets by whom?

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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