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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. What does MLK say the extremists were saying while the conservatives were saying, "let us not move so fast"?
(a) "Let us go out and fight until death."
(b) "Let us go out and whip the world."
(c) "Let us go out and stand tall in front of the white man."
(d) "Let us go out and take a stand against those who have wronged us."

2. MLK states that their "army" would sing but not do what?
(a) Slay.
(b) Strike.
(c) Murmer.
(d) Sit.

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

4. MLK states that the Negro knows when he goes to jail it not only means confinement, but what else does it mean?
(a) Liberty.
(b) To expect a severe beating.
(c) That you won't know where your next meal will come from.
(d) That your cause did not go unnoticed.

5. What room number in the Gaston Motel did the planning committees meet in?
(a) Room 15.
(b) Room 30.
(c) Room 40.
(d) Room 20.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the "C" stand for in the term, "Project C"?

3. In MLK's description of the "armies" that were marching in Birmingham, who does he say that doctors marched with?

4. In May of 1962, where was the board meeting of the S.C.L.C. held?

5. At the beginning of 1963, how many negro students were attending integrated schools?

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