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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. MLK mentions that the nation could not have been more amazed if what type of machines had turned human and stalked the lands?
(a) Skyscraper-size.
(b) Horse-size.
(c) House-size.
(d) Room-size.

2. After the first three days of the lunch counter sit-ins, how many arrests had there been?
(a) 25.
(b) 20.
(c) 35.
(d) 30.

3. When the Supreme Court modified its decision on school desegregation, what did it permit to corrupt its intent?
(a) Outside leaders.
(b) Integration.
(c) Tokenism.
(d) Somebodiness.

4. When the city government obtained a court injunction to cease the activities of the "Negro army," what did MLK's group do?
(a) They disobeyed the court order.
(b) They sent a letter to city officials concerning their cause.
(c) They all sat on the courthouse steps.
(d) They appeared in court with all the volunteers following behind.

5. In "The Negro Revolution - Why 1963," MLK states that the nation had come to count on the Negro to wait how?
(a) Patiently.
(b) Nervously.
(c) Willingly.
(d) Without question.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the caption read on the front page of the Birmingham News that celebrated mayoral victory?

2. When MLK writes a letter to his fellow clergymen, he tells them that he heard they have called his activities what?

3. Who did MLK hope would have been in the running of the run-off vote?

4. MLK states that a person would have come to a startling conclusion if they had visited Birmingham before what date?

5. After MLK was stabbed in the department store, what hospital was he rushed to?

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