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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. What was the topic of King's trial sermon at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church?
(a) "The Full Dimensions of a Christian Life."
(b) "The Three Dimensions of a Complete Life."
(c) "Discovering the Dimensions of a Full Life."
(d) "All the Dimensions of a Complete Life."

2. King described his mother as having been what?
(a) "Soft-spoken but strict."
(b) "Hard-spoken and strict."
(c) "Soft-spoken and easy-going."
(d) "Hard-spoken but easy-going."

3. Where was King assassinated on 4 April 1968?
(a) The Tennessee River Motel, Decatur, Alabama.
(b) The Lorraine Motel, Memphis, Tennessee.
(c) The Johnston Motel, Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
(d) The Howard Johnson Motel, Athens, Georgia.

4. More than how many youngsters were arrested in the Birmingham "Children's Crusade" between 2-7 May 1963?
(a) Over 1,000.
(b) Over 500.
(c) Over 250.
(d) Over 100.

5. King called the bus company manager the day the order arrived and requested service be resumed the next day, and got what response?
(a) The manager hung up on him.
(b) An excuse that it would take an uncertain length of time.
(c) Agreement with evident relief.
(d) An excuse that it would take a week.

Short Answer 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 ______."

2. President Kennedy called Coretta Scott King and expressed concern for her husband on what date?

3. Racial rioting between 12-14 July 1967 on Chicago's West Side resulted in what?

4. King's experiences with the Intercollegiate Council convinced him there were many whites who were allies, particularly whom?

5. Where was Malcolm X assassinated on 21 February 1965?

(see the answer key)

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