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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. King spoke at the founding conference of what organization on 15 April 1960?
(a) The Alabama Council on Human Relations (ACHR).
(b) The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
(c) The Coordinating Council of Community Organizations (CCCO).
(d) The Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA).

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

3. What location in India did King describe as among the most beautiful in the world?
(a) Cape Colony.
(b) Cape Comorin.
(c) Cape Canaveral.
(d) Cape Cod.

4. When did King meet Coretta Scott?
(a) January 1953.
(b) January 1952.
(c) January 1951.
(d) January 1950.

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

6. Who was the Governor of Arkansas when federal troops were called in to protect students at Central High School in Little Rock?
(a) Dobie Gillis.
(b) Orval Tessier.
(c) George Wallace.
(d) Orval Faubus.

7. When did King receive his Bachelor of Divinity degree from Crozer Seminary?
(a) 8 May 1953.
(b) 8 May 1950.
(c) 8 May 1951.
(d) 8 May 1952.

8. Who received a call from John F. Kennedy on 26 October 1960?
(a) Coretta Scott King.
(b) Judge Oscar Mitchell.
(c) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(d) Governor S. Ernest Vandiver.

9. What shackles did King describe as being removed from his body during his first two college years?
(a) Impropriety.
(b) Detestation.
(c) Fundamentalism.
(d) Immorality.

10. King and Abernathy were convicted on 10 July 1962 of leading the Albany protest and began serving __________.
(a) A 120-day sentence.
(b) A 45-day sentence.
(c) A 30-day sentence.
(d) A 90-day sentence.

11. How did King respond to President Eisenhower's use of force when integrating Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas?
(a) He applauded Eisenhower's action.
(b) He spoke for and against Eisenhower's action.
(c) He denounced Eisenhower's action.
(d) He withheld comment regarding Eisenhower's acton.

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

13. When did a Montgomery Grand Jury indict King and others on an antiboycott law?
(a) 21 February 1956.
(b) 7 February 1956.
(c) 14 February 1956.
(d) 28 February 1956.

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

15. 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. Where in Washington did King deliver an address on 17 May 1957?

2. King received his doctorate in what major?

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

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

5. At what age was King ready to enter the ministry?

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