1. A day was set as "D" day, when students would go to jail in historical numbers. What day was "D" day?
(a) May 1st.
(b) May 4th.
(c) May 2nd.
(d) May 3rd.

2. After the President of the United States told the nation he would not allow extremists to sabotage a fair and just pact, how many federal troops did he order into Birmingham?
(a) Two thousand.
(b) Three thousand.
(c) Two thousand five hundred.
(d) Three thousand five hundred.

3. In "The Summer of Our Discontent," MLK states that our nation was born how?
(a) In acceptance.
(b) In anger.
(c) In genocide.
(d) In violence.

4. In Letter from Birmingham Jail, what word does MLK confess he is not afraid of?
(a) Violence.
(b) Hate.
(c) Tension.
(d) Adversary.

5. In "The Negro Revolution-Why 1963," MLK quotes a poet. Where does the poet say the blackness of nighttime collects?
(a) In our hearts.
(b) In our mouth.
(c) On the streets.
(d) On our love.

Short Answer Questions

1. MLK talks about one of the most poignant replies to a question. It came from a girl who was not more than eight that answered a police officer's question of "what do you want?" with what reply?

2. What does MLK quote St. Augustine as saying about an unjust law?

3. In the days of slavery what does MLK say kept the Negro captive?

4. 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?

5. What does MLK state is the answer to the most desperate need of all humanity?

(see the answer key)

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