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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1963, who was the Vice President of the United States?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Hubert Humphrey.
(c) Gerald Ford.
(d) Lyndon B. Johnson.

2. In "The Negro Revolution-Why 1963," MLK quotes a poet. Where does the poet say the blackness of nighttime collects?
(a) On our love.
(b) In our hearts.
(c) On the streets.
(d) In our mouth.

3. In the days of slavery what does MLK say kept the Negro captive?
(a) Physical force.
(b) The need to stay.
(c) Family.
(d) Chains and rope.

4. Who was the insurance broker that joined other Negro leaders that met with the white Senior Citizens Committee in Bull Connor's Birmingham?
(a) Arthur Shores.
(b) Edward Gardner.
(c) John Drew.
(d) A.G. Gaston.

5. In "The Negro Revolution - Why 1963," MLK states that the nation had come to count on the Negro to endure how?
(a) Mournfully.
(b) Remorsefully.
(c) Quietly.
(d) Easily.

6. When Negros went to work they would eat in separate places and use what things labeled "colored"?
(a) The water fountain and lavatory.
(b) The lunch counter and water fountain.
(c) The water fountain and tables.
(d) Tables and lavatory.

7. When MLK was autographing copies of his book in the Harlem department store, what was he stabbed with?
(a) A pocket knife.
(b) A pointed stick.
(c) A letter opener.
(d) A razor blade.

8. During the Montgomery bus boycott what else were the Negros doing besides boycotting buses?
(a) Picketing businesses.
(b) Yelling for freedom from discrimination.
(c) Demanding jobs.
(d) Sitting in at lunch counters.

9. Who did Clarence Jones tell MLK had raised fifty thousand dollars for bail bonds?
(a) Harry Belafonte.
(b) Orzell Billingsley.
(c) Arthur Shores.
(d) Wyatt Walker.

10. In May of 1962, where was the board meeting of the S.C.L.C. held?
(a) New York City.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) Chattanooga.
(d) Atlanta.

11. The eighth requirement of a volunteer's pledge required the volunteer to refrain from the violence of fist, tongue, or what?
(a) Knife.
(b) Soul.
(c) Sword.
(d) Heart.

12. At the closing days of the Birmingham campaign, Negro children would run up to policemen asking them what?
(a) Why they don't like them.
(b) To be locked up.
(c) To be carried on their shoulders.
(d) Why people are different.

13. 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) Congratulate the winner.
(c) Acknowledge the people that voted for them.
(d) Move out of their City Hall offices.

14. There was a visiting statesman that waved his hand and stated that he was "aware of current events. I know everything you are telling me about what the white man is doing to the Negro." Where was this statesman from?
(a) Europe.
(b) South America.
(c) India.
(d) Africa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. MLK and his groups decided to limit the first few days' efforts of the campaign to what?

2. MLK mentions that the nation could not have been more amazed if what type of machines had turned human and stalked the lands?

3. In "The Negro Revolution-Why 1963," MLK states that the Negro protesters were advised to call off their efforts and put all their energy into what?

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

5. In "The Negro Revolution-Why 1963," what does MLK say the Negro had been deeply disappointed over?

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