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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 did the caption read on the front page of the Birmingham News that celebrated mayoral victory?
(a) "New Day Dawns for Birmingham."
(b) "Our Hope is Here in Birmingham."
(c) "Mayor for Birmingham is Elected."
(d) "Bull Connor Revisits Birmingham."

2. At the beginning of 1963, how many negro students were attending integrated schools?
(a) 13 per cent.
(b) 4 per cent.
(c) 10 per cent.
(d) 9 per cent.

3. How many steps does MLK say that a nonviolent campaign has?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

4. Where are the headquarters of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference located?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) New York City.
(d) Savannah.

5. MLK states that "Undeniably, the Negro had been an object of sympathy and wore" what type of scars?
(a) Scars of terrible skeletons in the closet.
(b) Scars of deep grievances.
(c) Scars of a failed past.
(d) Scars of a remorseful upbringing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does MLK say the Easter season was chosen as the time for direct-action?

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

4. MLK states that he and his group possessed the most formidable weapon of all. What was this weapon he spoke of?

5. Who was the insurance broker that joined other Negro leaders that met with the white Senior Citizens Committee in Bull Connor's Birmingham?

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