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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. Who said, "Those who act boldly are recognizing right as well as reality"?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Rosa Parks.
(c) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(d) Martin Luther King, Jr.

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

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

4. What was one of the most important parts of the mass meetings according to MLK?
(a) The togetherness of the Negro community.
(b) The education of the volunteers.
(c) The recognition of leaders.
(d) The freedom songs.

5. In "The Sword That Heals," MLK mentions that Negroes had to face the fact that in the South they have to move without what?
(a) Allies.
(b) Light.
(c) Wanting.
(d) Words.

Short Answer Questions

1. What law does MLK say the Supreme Court retreated from it's own position by approving?

2. MLK and his groups decided to limit the first few days' efforts of the campaign to what?

3. What book was MLK autographing copies of in "The Negro Revolution-Why 1963?"

4. When the city government obtained a court injunction to cease the activities of the "Negro army," what did MLK's group do?

5. 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?

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