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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the crusade started marching from Zion Hill church, how far were they permitted to march?
(a) Seven or eight blocks.
(b) Eight or nine blocks.
(c) Nine or ten blocks.
(d) Six or seven blocks.

2. Who was MLK's executive assistant?
(a) Fred Shuttlesworth.
(b) Wyatt Tee Walker.
(c) Albert Boutwell.
(d) Tom King.

3. When MLK's wife was refused the opportunity to speak to her husband after he was placed in jail, who did she call?
(a) The President of the United States.
(b) Bull Connor.
(c) The city jail.
(d) Arthur Shores.

4. In "The Sword That Heals," MLK states that the Negro turned his back on force because he knew he couldn't win through physical force, and he also believed he could lose what?
(a) His place in society.
(b) His soul.
(c) His past and future.
(d) His belongings.

5. In the efforts of "Project C", what were the first targets?
(a) Public parks.
(b) Merchants.
(c) City hall.
(d) Lunch counters.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Letter from Birmingham Jail, what word does MLK confess he is not afraid of?

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

3. What book was MLK autographing copies of in "The Negro Revolution-Why 1963?"

4. Who is the dean of Negro leaders and responsible for proposing the March on Washington?

5. In "The Negro Revolution-Why 1963," MLK quotes a poet. Where does the poet say the blackness of nighttime collects?

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