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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through New Day in Birmingham.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When MLK decided to still march and asked Ralph Abernathy to join him. The group that was gathered in the Gaston Motel joined hands and began to sing what song?
(a) Amazing Grace.
(b) Climbing Jacob's Ladder.
(c) We Shall Overcome.
(d) Oh Freedom.

2. In "The Negro Revolution-Why 1963," MLK states that the Negro protesters were advised to call off their efforts and put all their energy into what?
(a) Collecting evidence of integration.
(b) Cleaning the streets.
(c) Registering voters.
(d) Finding a job.

3. The first requirement of a volunteer's pledge was to do what daily?
(a) Meditate on the teachings and life of Jesus.
(b) Pray for the saving grace of God.
(c) Know the laws of the land and not break them.
(d) Exercise and stay in shape.

4. What did Wyatt Walker confer with lawyers about?
(a) The city code on jail sentances.
(b) The city code on picketing.
(c) The city code on lunch counters.
(d) The city code on segregation.

5. How many cities are mentioned to be in civil turmoil in the beginning of "The Negro Revolution-Why 1963"?
(a) Almost two hundred.
(b) Almost one thousand five hundred.
(c) Almost one thousand.
(d) Almost three hundred and fifty.

Short Answer Questions

1. MLK states that a person would conclude that Birmingham had been in what type of slumber and had been trapped for decades?

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

3. After the first three days of the lunch counter sit-ins, how many arrests had there been?

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

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

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