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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 did MLK hope would have been in the running of the run-off vote?
(a) Boutwell and King.
(b) Boutwell and Conner.
(c) King and Walker.
(d) King and Conner.

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

3. What room number in the Gaston Motel did the planning committees meet in?
(a) Room 40.
(b) Room 30.
(c) Room 20.
(d) Room 15.

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 first week in April.
(b) The third week in March.
(c) The fourth week in March.
(d) The second week in April.

5. When the city government obtained a court injunction to cease the activities of the "Negro army," what did MLK's group do?
(a) They all sat on the courthouse steps.
(b) They sent a letter to city officials concerning their cause.
(c) They appeared in court with all the volunteers following behind.
(d) They disobeyed the court order.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who offered up their apartment for the revolution/campaign leaders to meet in in New York City?

2. Who was the insurance broker that joined other Negro leaders that met with the white Senior Citizens Committee in Bull Connor's Birmingham?

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

4. Who was MLK's executive assistant?

5. How many volunteers from the Negro community were willing to join the ranks and go to jail in Birmingham?

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