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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Bull Connor's Birmingham.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. MLK states that a person would conclude that Birmingham had been in what type of slumber and had been trapped for decades?
(a) Winter slumber.
(b) Rip Van Winkle slumber.
(c) Restless slumber.
(d) Continuous slumber.

2. 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) South America.
(b) Europe.
(c) India.
(d) Africa.

3. What book was MLK autographing copies of in "The Negro Revolution-Why 1963?"
(a) I Have A Dream.
(b) A Testament of Hope.
(c) Stride Toward Freedom.
(d) By My Words.

4. According to MLK, what is the best way to defeat an army?
(a) To wipe them out with nonviolence.
(b) To persuade them to your side.
(c) To divide it.
(d) To strategically place your powers in front of their faces.

5. The Vice President of the United States is quoted saying," Emancipation was a Proclamation but" is not what?
(a) A fact.
(b) A real law.
(c) An occurance.
(d) Followed.

Short Answer Questions

1. When MLK and the other leaders returned to Birmingham after the run-off election, they tried to contact all their volunteers for a meeting. How many volunteers came out?

2. 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?

3. How many cities are mentioned to be in civil turmoil in the beginning of "The Negro Revolution-Why 1963"?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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