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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. In "The Negro Revolution - Why 1963," MLK states that the nation had come to count on the Negro to suffer how?
(a) Silently.
(b) Mournfully.
(c) Secretively.
(d) Easily.

2. In "The Sword That Heals," what does MLK mention was no longer a disgrace, but a badge of honor?
(a) A Negro going to jail.
(b) Being called names on the street.
(c) Businesses seperating areas for blacks and white.
(d) Being seen as different.

3. During the time of slavery, Negroes were forbidden to associate with each other except in the case of what two things?
(a) Funerals and celebrations.
(b) Birthdays and weddings.
(c) Weddings and funerals.
(d) Birthdays and funerals.

4. Who is the person in Bull Connor's Birmingham that had been jailed several times and had had his home and church damaged by bombs?
(a) Edward Gardner.
(b) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(c) Fred Shuttlesworth.
(d) Bull Conner.

5. What did governor George Wallace pledge to have forever in his inauguration vow?
(a) Togetherness.
(b) Acceptance.
(c) Integration.
(d) Segregation.

Short Answer Questions

1. MLK and his groups decided to limit the first few days' efforts of the campaign to what?

2. 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?

3. To the Negro in 1963 nonviolence could symbolize the "gold badge of heroism" rather than what?

4. How many volunteers from the Negro community were willing to join the ranks and go to jail in Birmingham?

5. Who said, "Those who act boldly are recognizing right as well as reality"?

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