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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Afterword.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Days To Come," MLK talks about Negros knowing political assassination well and that it was a common place thing to witness or hear about. What was the name of the person who was shot to death on the steps of a rural courthouse?
(a) Medgar Evers.
(b) Kenneth Jacobs.
(c) George Lee.
(d) William Moore.

2. MLK talks of people wondering "what the Negro will expect as he gains rights" and he likens the Negro people demanding more to what person?
(a) Oliver Twist.
(b) Mowgli.
(c) Andrew Tithsman.
(d) Orphan Annie.

3. In Letter from Birmingham Jail, what word does MLK confess he is not afraid of?
(a) Violence.
(b) Adversary.
(c) Tension.
(d) Hate.

4. President Kennedy once said something to MLK in the White House about not being too harsh on the judgment of someone. Who was the person that President Kennedy was speaking about?
(a) Bull Connor.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

5. How many days had MLK and Ralph Abernathy been in jail when they accepted bond to come out?
(a) Nine.
(b) Eight.
(c) Seven.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the Montgomery bus boycott what else were the Negros doing besides boycotting buses?

2. What room number in the Gaston Motel did the planning committees meet in?

3. In the efforts of "Project C", what were the first targets?

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

5. What part of America does Jesse Jackson say his last movement of his "Freedom Symphony" is written for?

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