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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Rising Tide of Racial Consciousness | Equality Now: The President Has the Power.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From the time of the founding of the country, _______________ of the peoples had existed.
(a) Racial prosperity.
(b) Outrages.
(c) Assemblies.
(d) Disenfranchisement.

2. Who were the perpetrators of the severe violence which took place during the march from Selma to Montgomery?
(a) Students.
(b) State police.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Protestors.

3. The sacrifices of the people for others and for the cause of freedom developed ___________ and worth for everyone.
(a) Disorganization.
(b) Unrest.
(c) Pity.
(d) Dignity.

4. Dr. King also pointed out that those who had said "_________" to desegregation were not admitting to "later."
(a) Over their dead bodies.
(b) Always.
(c) Never.
(d) Sure.

5. What crisis dwarfed the issues of civil rights in 1962, according to Dr. King?
(a) Cuban Missile.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) MASH.
(d) Korean War.

Short Answer Questions

1. ___________ not only harms one physically, but it injures one spiritually, according to Dr. King.

2. The millions of dollars being spent on the ____________ could easily pay to care for the needs of the poor.

3. Dr. King spoke to a group of both white and black students who supported the drive for ___________.

4. The people, according to Dr. King, needed to overcome the ____________ that was segregation and the lack of civil rights.

5. The ___________ commitment of the nonviolence movement allowed for the refusal to cooperate with evil.

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