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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 is the sightless singer that MLK mentions "held a commanding position in our ranks"?
(a) Mel Torme.
(b) Willie Johnson.
(c) Lemon Jefferson.
(d) Al Hibbler.

2. What did the city commissioners, including Bull Connor, refuse to do after the results of the run-off vote?
(a) Embrace the newly elected Mayor.
(b) Move out of their City Hall offices.
(c) Acknowledge the people that voted for them.
(d) Congratulate the winner.

3. In MLK's description of the "armies" that were marching in Birmingham, who does he say that doctors marched with?
(a) Window cleaners.
(b) Custodians.
(c) Nurses.
(d) Lawyers.

4. During the time of slavery, for what purpose were young Negro girls sold and used?
(a) As wives.
(b) As breeders.
(c) As cooks.
(d) As maids.

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 appeared in court with all the volunteers following behind.
(b) They all sat on the courthouse steps.
(c) They sent a letter to city officials concerning their cause.
(d) They disobeyed the court order.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the crusade started marching from Zion Hill church, how far were they permitted to march?

2. In "The Negro Revolution - Why 1963," how many years have gone by when MLK states that humiliation cannot be expected to find "voice in a whisper"?

3. Who were the actual competing candidates for the run-off vote?

4. According to MLK, what is the best way to defeat an army?

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

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