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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Days To Come" MLK states that it wasn't until when that the Army began to understand that the white man in uniform must respect a black man in uniform?
(a) World War I.
(b) The March on Washington.
(c) The Korean War.
(d) World War II.

2. When MLK writes a letter to his fellow clergymen, he tells them that he heard they have called his activities what?
(a) Selfish and Ugly.
(b) Desirable and praiseworthy.
(c) Unwise and untimely.
(d) Honorable and wise.

3. As one of the first victims of the poison gas pellet, a young Negro started to say, "Save me" to who?
(a) God.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Joe Louis.
(d) Martin Luther King, Jr.

4. Who said, "Dammit. Turn on the hoses."?
(a) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(b) Jim Bevel.
(c) Charles Billups.
(d) Bull Connor.

5. Who was the N.A.A.C.P. secretary that the segregationists showed their hatred by assassinating?
(a) Roger Blough.
(b) Roy Wilkins.
(c) Medgar Evers.
(d) Whitney Young, Jr.

6. After the President of the United States told the nation he would not allow extremists to sabotage a fair and just pact, how many federal troops did he order into Birmingham?
(a) Three thousand.
(b) Two thousand five hundred.
(c) Three thousand five hundred.
(d) Two thousand.

7. In his letter, MLK states that he has heard the word "Wait!" for years and that this word "Wait!" has always meant what?
(a) "Someday."
(b) "Never."
(c) "Stop."
(d) "Evil."

8. MLK states that he has yet to engage in a direct-action campaign that was what?
(a) Not needed.
(b) Well timed.
(c) Easy to endure.
(d) Effective.

9. When six youngsters showed up to volunteer, where did Andy Young send them?
(a) To the library.
(b) To the schools.
(c) To city hall.
(d) To the lunch counters.

10. Who is the dean of Negro leaders and responsible for proposing the March on Washington?
(a) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(b) A. Philip Randolph.
(c) John J. Maguire.
(d) Joachim Prinz.

11. What does MLK consider one significant element of the March on Washington?
(a) That the white churches participated.
(b) That it joined together any race that had felt sorrow at one point or another.
(c) That it was done in the nation's capital.
(d) That it was a congregation of non-violent people.

12. What does MLK state the moderates were doing for the Negro instead of asking him to stay in his "old ghetto"?
(a) They were ready to have them move into society with them.
(b) They were ready to hold their hands and help them find a new life.
(c) They were ready to send them to another country.
(d) They were ready to build a new ghetto for him.

13. MLK states that throughout their campaign they had been seeking to establish dialogue with the city leaders to negotiate how many major issues?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

14. MLK speaks about living in a society where the supreme law is rendered inoperative in vast areas of the nation. What is this supreme law that MLK speaks about?
(a) The Constitution.
(b) The National Anthem.
(c) The Wagner Act.
(d) The Bill of Rights.

15. When MLK talks of the good will withering he tells of the City Council refusing to do what?
(a) Willingly accepting the Negro's cries for help.
(b) Appoint Negro policemen.
(c) Abandon prejudice thoughts.
(d) Acknowledge Negro leadership.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of Thomas Jefferson's servants worked for some forty years to earn ten thousand dollars. How many people was she able to obtain liberation for?

2. When the police ran out of paddy wagons to bring people in to the jail, what other two vehicles did they end up using to transport people?

3. When MLK appeared on the show, "Meet the Press," who appeared on the show with him?

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

5. What is the name of the person whose doctrine is "no man is an island"?

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