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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the time of slavery, why would a Negro cook agree with their white owners instead of defending themselves?
(a) Because they wouldn't be able to live in the master's house.
(b) Because they would not get to see their family.
(c) Because they would be sold to another owner.
(d) Because they would lose their job.

2. MLK talks about one of the most poignant replies to a question. It came from a girl who was not more than eight that answered a police officer's question of "what do you want?" with what reply?
(a) "F'eedom."
(b) "The same as you."
(c) "A house."
(d) "To be like you."

3. According to MLK, what is the best way to defeat an army?
(a) To strategically place your powers in front of their faces.
(b) To divide it.
(c) To persuade them to your side.
(d) To wipe them out with nonviolence.

4. MLK proposes in "The Days To Come" that just like the GI Bill of Rights was awarded to war veterans, then what should be awarded to "our veterans of the long siege of denial"?
(a) A Bill of Rights for the Destitute.
(b) A Bill of Rights for the Underprivileged.
(c) A Bill of Rights for the Disadvantaged.
(d) A Bill of Rights for the Negro.

5. What did governor George Wallace pledge to have forever in his inauguration vow?
(a) Togetherness.
(b) Segregation.
(c) Integration.
(d) Acceptance.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many steps does MLK say that a nonviolent campaign has?

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

4. Where were the after school meetings to be held that students were invited to attend?

5. What does MLK say the Gandhian principle is?

(see the answer key)

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