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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where in Washington did King deliver an address on 17 May 1957?
(a) Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom.
(b) Pilgrimage to Vote.
(c) March for Freedom.
(d) Crusade for Citizenship.

3. People arrived from how many other countries around the world to welcome this new nation in Africa?
(a) 80.
(b) 70.
(c) 60.
(d) 50.

4. King believed preaching should come from the people's experiences, and specified that he must know what about those he pastored?
(a) Their faith.
(b) Their problems.
(c) Their fortuity.
(d) Their status.

5. What particularly interested Coretta during the trip to India?
(a) Women, museums, cuisine.
(b) Women, history, government of India.
(c) Government, women, cuisine.
(d) Museums, animals, schools.

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

7. On 15 December 1961, King arrived in Albany, Georgia, in response to a telegram from the head of what group?
(a) The Albany Movement.
(b) The Albany Assembly.
(c) The Albany Alliance for Civil Liberties.
(d) The Albany NAACP.

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

9. When did King enter Boston University's School of Theology?
(a) 13 September 1951.
(b) 13 September 1953.
(c) 13 September 1952.
(d) 13 September 1950.

10. When did King deliver his trial sermon at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery?
(a) 24 January 1954.
(b) 12 June 1954.
(c) 12 June 1955.
(d) 24 January 1955.

11. King received his bachelor of arts degree from Morehouse College in what major?
(a) Sociology.
(b) History.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Religion.

12. King described which individual as his "closest associate and most trusted friend" from the start of the boycott?
(a) Ralph Abernathy.
(b) Jack Crenshaw.
(c) E.D. Nixon.
(d) Roy Bennett.

13. What did King describe as the age-old problem faced by his mother and all black parents in America?
(a) Explaining racial discrimination to a small child.
(b) Explaining racial hatred to a small child.
(c) Explaining segregation to a teenager.
(d) Explaining segregation, discrimination to a small child.

14. What did King note came out in the New York Times about his injury?
(a) His survival was miraculous.
(b) He would have died without blood transfusion.
(c) He would have died if he had sneezed.
(d) He would have died without prompt medical attention.

15. What primary dilemma did King and Coretta face when accepting the offer of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church rather than others in the North?
(a) Opportunities in the North.
(b) Salaries in the South.
(c) Segregation in the South.
(d) Freedoms in the North.

Short Answer Questions

1. Although he never endorsed him, King felt Kennedy would make the better President for what reason?

2. What custom did King follow every Sunday morning?

3. In the summer of 1957, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) planned a campaign to enforce what?

4. King noted he had come to recognize the true meaning of what phrase through Coretta?

5. When did the bus desegregation order reached Montgomery?

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