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

2. In 1963, who was the Vice President of the United States?
(a) Hubert Humphrey.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) Gerald Ford.
(d) Lyndon B. Johnson.

3. At the closing days of the Birmingham campaign, Negro children would run up to policemen asking them what?
(a) Why people are different.
(b) Why they don't like them.
(c) To be locked up.
(d) To be carried on their shoulders.

4. The results of the March 5th election showed that no candidate had a clear victory. The city had to hold a run-off vote when?
(a) The third week in March.
(b) The fourth week in March.
(c) The second week in April.
(d) The first week in April.

5. Who was the insurance broker that joined other Negro leaders that met with the white Senior Citizens Committee in Bull Connor's Birmingham?
(a) A.G. Gaston.
(b) John Drew.
(c) Arthur Shores.
(d) Edward Gardner.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who said, "Those who act boldly are recognizing right as well as reality"?

3. Who "ruled" Birmingham with terror and racist rule?

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

5. Who is the sightless singer that MLK mentions "held a commanding position in our ranks"?

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