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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Days to Come.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his letter, MLK states that he has heard the word "Wait!" for years and that this word "Wait!" has always meant what?
(a) "Never."
(b) "Someday."
(c) "Evil."
(d) "Stop."

2. Why does MLK say the Easter season was chosen as the time for direct-action?
(a) Because it was symbolic of Jesus rising on Easter morning.
(b) Because it was the time after the election.
(c) Because it helped the Negro community to remember their ties with God.
(d) Because besides Christmas it is the main shopping period of the year.

3. What was the next stage of the "crusade" that began on April 6th?
(a) A march on the city jail.
(b) A march on the city leader's homes.
(c) A march on the city merchants.
(d) A march on City Hall.

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

5. What did Mahatma Gandi do in moral leadership to set an example for his nation?
(a) He lived with the untouchables.
(b) He adopted an untouchable as his daughter.
(c) He invited a family of untouchables to live with him.
(d) He taught the untouchables.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Negro Revolution-Why 1963," MLK quotes a poet. Where does the poet say the blackness of nighttime collects?

2. When MLK writes a letter to his fellow clergymen, he tells them that he heard they have called his activities what?

3. The Negro Revolution is described as generating quietly just like what?

4. In "The Sword That Heals," MLK states that the Negro turned his back on force because he knew he couldn't win through physical force, and he also believed he could lose what?

5. When MLK was autographing copies of his book in the Harlem department store, what was he stabbed with?

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