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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. 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 strategically place your powers in front of their faces.
(d) To divide it.

2. After MLK was stabbed in the department store, what hospital was he rushed to?
(a) Harlem Hospital.
(b) North General Hospital.
(c) South End Hospital.
(d) New York Presbyterian Hospital.

3. Who was MLK's executive assistant?
(a) Albert Boutwell.
(b) Fred Shuttlesworth.
(c) Wyatt Tee Walker.
(d) Tom King.

4. In the days of slavery what does MLK say kept the Negro captive?
(a) Family.
(b) Chains and rope.
(c) Physical force.
(d) The need to stay.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does MLK describe as the ultimate tragedy of Birmingham?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. MLK states that the Negro knows when he goes to jail it not only means confinement, but what else does it mean?

5. What does MLK claim is the "sword that heals"?

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