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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. At the beginning of 1963, how many negro students were attending integrated schools?
(a) 9 per cent.
(b) 10 per cent.
(c) 4 per cent.
(d) 13 per cent.

2. The Negro Revolution is described as generating quietly just like what?
(a) An ocean wave.
(b) A river.
(c) Lightning.
(d) An earthquake.

3. MLK states that their "army" would sing but not do what?
(a) Sit.
(b) Murmer.
(c) Slay.
(d) Strike.

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

5. Who offered up their apartment for the revolution/campaign leaders to meet in in New York City?
(a) Wyatt Walker.
(b) Harry Wagner.
(c) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(d) Harry Belafonte.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was every volunteer in Birmingham required to sign?

3. The eighth requirement of a volunteer's pledge required the volunteer to refrain from the violence of fist, tongue, or what?

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

5. What does MLK describe as the ultimate tragedy of Birmingham?

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