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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letter from Birmingham Jail.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. There was a visiting statesman that waved his hand and stated that he was "aware of current events. I know everything you are telling me about what the white man is doing to the Negro." Where was this statesman from?
(a) Africa.
(b) South America.
(c) Europe.
(d) India.

2. Who is the sightless singer that MLK mentions "held a commanding position in our ranks"?
(a) Lemon Jefferson.
(b) Al Hibbler.
(c) Willie Johnson.
(d) Mel Torme.

3. What kind of pace does MLK say they are taking to gain a cup of coffee at a lunch counter?
(a) A turtle's pace.
(b) A snail's pace.
(c) A horse-and-buggy pace.
(d) A maple syrup pace.

4. MLK and his groups decided to limit the first few days' efforts of the campaign to what?
(a) Making signs.
(b) Sit-ins.
(c) Getting the groups more educated.
(d) Picketing.

5. What did Birmingham give up when they decided to close down the parks instead of having them integrated?
(a) Their golf team.
(b) Their soccer team.
(c) Their baseball team.
(d) Their football team.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who offered up their apartment for the revolution/campaign leaders to meet in in New York City?

2. In "The Negro Revolution-Why 1963," MLK quotes a poet. Where does the poet say the blackness of nighttime collects?

3. In "The Negro Revolution-Why 1963," MLK states that the Negro protesters were advised to call off their efforts and put all their energy into what?

4. In "The Negro Revolution - Why 1963," MLK states that the nation had come to count on the Negro to wait how?

5. What does MLK quote St. Augustine as saying about an unjust law?

(see the answer key)

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