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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What factors regarding King's parents' marriage had a great impact on his religious attitudes?
(a) They held a family prayer circle daily.
(b) They did not argue or have a great falling out.
(c) They were active in their church.
(d) They read the Bible aloud daily.

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

3. King attended the midnight ceremony that marked the independence of which nation on 6 March 1957?
(a) Rhodesia.
(b) Zambia.
(c) Guinea.
(d) Ghana.

4. In addition to King, how many people were indicted in Montgomery on antiboycott charges in February, 1956?
(a) About 75.
(b) Over 100.
(c) About 50.
(d) About 25.

5. What custom did King follow every Sunday morning?
(a) 30 minutes of quiet meditation.
(b) An hour of quiet meditation.
(c) 45 minutes of quiet meditation.
(d) 15 minutes of quiet meditation.

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

7. King's experiences with the Intercollegiate Council convinced him there were many whites who were allies, particularly whom?
(a) Younger generation.
(b) Religious professionals.
(c) Lower economic income.
(d) Scholarly instructors.

8. In his own life and one of a person who sought to be strong, what was it King advised needed to be combined in one's character?
(a) "Trust and doubt."
(b) "Idealism and realism."
(c) "Syntheses strongly connected."
(d) "Antitheses strongly marked."

9. When did King, Sr., marry Martin and Coretta?
(a) 18 June 1955.
(b) 18 June 1953.
(c) 18 June 1954.
(d) 18 June 1952.

10. On 25 October 1960, King's case was dropped for a sit-in a week prior, but he was taken to the state prison for violating probation of what?
(a) A previous concealed weapon offense.
(b) A previous unauthorized demonstration offense.
(c) A previous parking offense.
(d) A previous traffic offense.

11. Coretta inherited a talent for what from her mother?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Nursing.
(c) Counseling.
(d) Music.

12. After being released from Harlem Hospital, in whose home did King start his convalescence?
(a) L. Harold DeWolf.
(b) Sandy F. Ray.
(c) Robert Kennedy.
(d) Ralph Abernathy.

13. King was initially exposed to what position of Dr. A.J. Muste that deeply moved but did not convince him?
(a) Pacifist.
(b) Leninist.
(c) Jihad.
(d) Muslim.

14. King began his freshman year at Morehouse College on what date?
(a) 20 September 1947.
(b) 20 September 1944.
(c) 20 September 1945.
(d) 20 September 1946.

15. What structure stood diagonally across the square from the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church?
(a) State Capitol.
(b) Montgomery City Hall.
(c) Montgomery City Jail.
(d) Montgomery Train Station.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did King and other MIA leaders unsuccessfully meet with whites in an attempt to resolve the bus issue?

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

3. What happened when King's home was bombed?

4. Who was the Governor of Arkansas when federal troops were called in to protect students at Central High School in Little Rock?

5. After having read Karl Marx to understand Communism's appeal to so many, what had King concluded about his views?

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