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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. __________ is a legal form of violence, but it diverts attention from the primary purpose of gaining civil rights.
(a) Self-defense.
(b) Protesting.
(c) Sitting.
(d) Yelling.

2. When the African American population gained the right to vote, how many people were able to affect the shape of Congress?
(a) Three million.
(b) Four million.
(c) Eight million.
(d) Two million.

3. The protesters believed their actions and this love was inspired by _____________ as he called upon men to love one another.
(a) Jesse Jackson.
(b) Dr. King.
(c) Dr. Sharpton.
(d) Jesus Christ.

4. Men and women at this point had died for their right to ______________, with their blood on the hands of all Americans.
(a) Breathe.
(b) Work.
(c) Vote.
(d) Make money.

5. The United States had become an international power that was unable to enforce even _______________ in a Southern village.
(a) Elementary law.
(b) Civil rights.
(c) The Constitution.
(d) Order.

6. Rather than discouraging the Civil Rights march, the governor should have encouraged the state troopers to avoid _________.
(a) Watching.
(b) Movement.
(c) Large groups.
(d) Violence.

7. All the country suffers, according to Dr. King, from the power of the _____________ politicians.
(a) Northern.
(b) Distrustful.
(c) Southern.
(d) Honest.

8. The students broke __________ laws, accepting that there were penalties to pay for doing so, and accepting these penalties willingly.
(a) All the.
(b) Voting.
(c) Immoral.
(d) No.

9. The planning of each ___________ involved great care and planning, never knowing when or where it would end.
(a) Sit in.
(b) Vote.
(c) Speech.
(d) March.

10. Governor George ____________ declared his stubborn resistance to the desegregation and the March to Washington DC.
(a) Smith.
(b) Thurmond.
(c) Evers.
(d) Wallace.

11. Dr. King looks back on a year of people who had given the gift of _______, a true gift of love according to him.
(a) Injustice.
(b) Honor.
(c) Self.
(d) Rage.

12. The president, according to Dr. King, had a fundamental responsibility as leader of the country to lead the way forward to securing __________.
(a) Civil Rights.
(b) Segregation.
(c) Peace.
(d) Truth.

13. ___________ integration became a new tool in the battle by those unwilling to allow total freedom and justice for all.
(a) Token.
(b) Ignored.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Massive.

14. The goal of nonviolence is to change an evil ___________, not to attack the individuals who are participating in that group.
(a) System.
(b) Gender.
(c) Sin.
(d) Race.

15. In spite of the extreme ___________ in the area, Dr. King found little evidence of abuse towards each other.
(a) Anger.
(b) Fear.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Poverty.

Short Answer Questions

1. The greatest moral dilemma was that in order to remain true to the gospel of Jesus, ministers needed to take a stand against __________.

2. What tool was available to ensure that contractors dealing with government desist from practicing discrimination in employment?

3. One of the many wonders of the boycott and the nonviolent actions was the joining of many local __________ communities.

4. Who did Dr. King think was goading some of the African Americans into committing acts of violence?

5. ______________ in civil rights was responsible for this decline in civil rights being at the forefront of the public mind.

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