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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. What does MLK say the extremists were saying while the conservatives were saying, "let us not move so fast"?
(a) "Let us go out and whip the world."
(b) "Let us go out and take a stand against those who have wronged us."
(c) "Let us go out and stand tall in front of the white man."
(d) "Let us go out and fight until death."

2. When the city of Birmingham lost a case and had to open public-recreation to all its citizens, what did the authorities do?
(a) Appealed to the courts.
(b) Rioted in the streets.
(c) Still left signs up that said, "no colored allowed."
(d) Closed down the parks.

3. MLK and his groups decided to limit the first few days' efforts of the campaign to what?
(a) Sit-ins.
(b) Getting the groups more educated.
(c) Picketing.
(d) Making signs.

4. In "The Negro Revolution-Why 1963," what does MLK say the Negro had been deeply disappointed over?
(a) The barring of Negros from eating at lunch counters.
(b) The slow pace of school desegregation.
(c) The complacency of the courts.
(d) The ignorance of the white leaders.

5. 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) Cleaning the streets.
(b) Registering voters.
(c) Finding a job.
(d) Collecting evidence of integration.

Short Answer Questions

1. The merchants that were a part of the Senior Citizens Committee that met with the campaign leaders went back on their agreement. What was the rumor for the reason of what the merchants did?

2. At the rate that integration of schools was going, what year would the integration of schools be a reality?

3. What did the city commissioners, including Bull Connor, refuse to do after the results of the run-off vote?

4. During the time of slavery, why would a Negro cook agree with their white owners instead of defending themselves?

5. In the beginning of the book, MLK states that the chill and frost were replaced by what type of spring?

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