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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Negro Revolution - Why 1963," how many years have gone by when MLK states that humiliation cannot be expected to find "voice in a whisper"?
(a) Two hundred fifty.
(b) Three hundred.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Two hundred.

2. When MLK and the other leaders returned to Birmingham after the run-off election, they tried to contact all their volunteers for a meeting. How many volunteers came out?
(a) About sixty-five.
(b) About forty-five.
(c) About seventy.
(d) About fifty.

3. When MLK decided to still march and asked Ralph Abernathy to join him. The group that was gathered in the Gaston Motel joined hands and began to sing what song?
(a) We Shall Overcome.
(b) Amazing Grace.
(c) Oh Freedom.
(d) Climbing Jacob's Ladder.

4. In "The Negro Revolution-Why 1963," what does MLK say the Negro had been deeply disappointed over?
(a) The complacency of the courts.
(b) The slow pace of school desegregation.
(c) The ignorance of the white leaders.
(d) The barring of Negros from eating at lunch counters.

5. Who is the sightless singer that MLK mentions "held a commanding position in our ranks"?
(a) Al Hibbler.
(b) Mel Torme.
(c) Willie Johnson.
(d) Lemon Jefferson.

Short Answer Questions

1. In May of 1962, where was the board meeting of the S.C.L.C. held?

2. 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?

3. In "The Sword That Heals," what does MLK mention was no longer a disgrace, but a badge of honor?

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

5. MLK states that their "army" would sing but not do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Marcus Garvey propose to the Negro race, and why was his plan doomed according to MLK?

2. What does MLK state that Bull Connor prided himself in?

3. What was George Wallace's inauguration vow?

4. What was the first major decision that the planning committee faced when they were discussing "Project C," and what was the conclusion they came to?

5. Why was the Negro's economic problem compounded by the emergence and growth of automation?

6. What happened to the United States senator who was visiting Birmingham to deliver a speech and walked through a door marked "Colored"?

7. In 1962, what did some of the students from Miles College and leaders of A.C.H.R. do together in Birmingham, and what were the results?

8. Which two revolutions in history does MLK liken the civil turmoil and violence of the Negro's "battle" to?

9. What did people have to do after they volunteered and walked up front to shake hands with the leaders of the campaign?

10. What two concentric circles of segregation does MLK state that Negros live in?

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