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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Black and White Together.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the caption read on the front page of the Birmingham News that celebrated mayoral victory?
(a) "Bull Connor Revisits Birmingham."
(b) "Our Hope is Here in Birmingham."
(c) "Mayor for Birmingham is Elected."
(d) "New Day Dawns for Birmingham."

2. Where were the after school meetings to be held that students were invited to attend?
(a) At the Gaston motel.
(b) In parks.
(c) At churches.
(d) At lunch counters.

3. How many volunteers from the Negro community were willing to join the ranks and go to jail in Birmingham?
(a) 250.
(b) 200.
(c) 150.
(d) 350.

4. What was every volunteer in Birmingham required to sign?
(a) A Letter of Intent.
(b) A Pledge to March.
(c) A Commitment Card.
(d) A Peace Letter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By the end of April, the attitude of the national press had changed, and the coverage the campaign received was what?

2. In 1963, who was the Vice President of the United States?

3. Who said, "Dammit. Turn on the hoses."?

4. Who is the person in Bull Connor's Birmingham that had been jailed several times and had had his home and church damaged by bombs?

5. How did some of the spectators of the nonviolence acts react when they saw police brutality?

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