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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. King said the birth of this new African nation renewed his conviction in what?
(a) "The ultimate triumph of hope."
(b) "The ultimate triumph of justice."
(c) "The ultimate triumph of resolution."
(d) "The ultimate triumph of faith."

2. A dynamite blast killed how many young black girls in Sunday school at Birmingham's 16th Street Baptist Church on 15 September 1963?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

3. When did King and other MIA leaders unsuccessfully meet with whites in an attempt to resolve the bus issue?
(a) 12 December 1955.
(b) 17 December 1955.
(c) 5 December 1955.
(d) 22 December 1955.

4. What did King identify as the three remaining steps in any nonviolent campaign once an assessment of whether injustices existed has been determined?
(a) The steps were negotiation, gathering support, and indirect action.
(b) The steps were indirect action, silent prayer, and gathering support.
(c) The steps were negotiation, self-purification, and direct action.
(d) The steps were silent prayer, self-purification, and direct action.

5. When did a Ku Klux Klan meeting take place relative to the bombs being having been set?
(a) One night before.
(b) Just prior to the bombings that night.
(c) Two nights before.
(d) Shortly following.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What speech did King deliver on the morning of 28 August 1963?

3. Through studying the Bible in college, King stated he "came to see that behind the legends and myths of the Book were many ______."

4. King believed that, in order to advance forward, man had to step back and find what God?

5. What primary dilemma did King and Coretta face when accepting the offer of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church rather than others in the North?

(see the answer key)

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