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

2. Who "ruled" Birmingham with terror and racist rule?
(a) Bull Connor.
(b) Fred Shuttlesworth
(c) Miles Anderson.
(d) George Wallace.

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

4. 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 pocket knife.
(d) A pointed stick.

5. In the efforts of "Project C", what were the first targets?
(a) City hall.
(b) Merchants.
(c) Lunch counters.
(d) Public parks.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the time of slavery, for what purpose were young Negro girls sold and used?

2. As a first step of the meetings with the white Senior Citizens Committee, some of the merchants agreed to remove what?

3. In "The Sword That Heals," what does MLK mention was no longer a disgrace, but a badge of honor?

4. Nonviolent "soldiers" burnished their greatest weapons which consisted of their heart, their conscience, their courage and what other thing?

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

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