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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Sword That Heals.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Negro Revolution - Why 1963," MLK states that the nation had come to count on the Negro to suffer how?
(a) Easily.
(b) Silently.
(c) Mournfully.
(d) Secretively.

2. To the Negro in 1963 nonviolence could symbolize the "gold badge of heroism" rather than what?
(a) The yellow flag of despair.
(b) The white feather of cowardice.
(c) The yellow feather of humility.
(d) The white flag of surrender.

3. When MLK was autographing copies of his book in the Harlem department store, what was he stabbed with?
(a) A letter opener.
(b) A razor blade.
(c) A pointed stick.
(d) A pocket knife.

4. In "The Negro Revolution - Why 1963," MLK states that the nation had come to count on the Negro to endure how?
(a) Quietly.
(b) Mournfully.
(c) Remorsefully.
(d) Easily.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does MLK say the extremists were saying while the conservatives were saying, "let us not move so fast"?

3. In "The Negro Revolution-Why 1963," what does MLK say the Negro had been deeply disappointed over?

4. In "The Sword That Heals," MLK mentions that Negroes had to face the fact that in the South they have to move without what?

5. During the time of slavery, why would a Negro cook agree with their white owners instead of defending themselves?

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