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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The ___________ commitment of the nonviolence movement allowed for the refusal to cooperate with evil.
(a) Moral.
(b) Indian.
(c) Gandhi.
(d) Dr. King.

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

3. The ________ was required to industrialize, developing economic power, improving medical care, etc.
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) North.

4. Dr. King spoke to a group of both white and black students who supported the drive for ___________.
(a) Truth.
(b) God.
(c) Faith.
(d) Civil rights.

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

6. There was an obligation to ensure that all __________________ participated in the enforcement and creative innovations freeing all citizens.
(a) Whites.
(b) Women.
(c) Federal agencies.
(d) People.

7. The historic ________ ruling of the Supreme Court was nullified by the actions of the local and state governmental authorities.
(a) 1961.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1954.
(d) 1962.

8. 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.

9. A final element in the new sense of dignity for the people was the knowledge that there was a _______________ struggle for freedom and equity.
(a) Government.
(b) Religious.
(c) Historical.
(d) Worldwide.

10. The _________ of the slums learned that hatred and bigotry could and should be confronted, exposed, and dealt with.
(a) Women.
(b) Children.
(c) Schools.
(d) Churches.

11. What kind of segregation was India facing in its own country, that Gandhi felt compelled to address?
(a) Age.
(b) Caste.
(c) Gender.
(d) Land.

12. Young African Americans felt trapped by the ___________ and slow court processes that kept segregation and discrimination in place.
(a) Red tape.
(b) Meetings.
(c) Protests.
(d) News stories.

13. The students began to lose their fear of the ___________ wielded by the white majority and were looking to build brotherhood.
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Police.
(d) Republican.

14. ___________ not only harms one physically, but it injures one spiritually, according to Dr. King.
(a) Desegregation.
(b) Integration.
(c) Pain.
(d) Segregation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The protesters believed their actions and this love was inspired by _____________ as he called upon men to love one another.

2. The United States had become an international power that was unable to enforce even _______________ in a Southern village.

3. What was NOT one of the ways that progress towards integration was fought?

4. Dr. King remembers working with a group of gang members from the ___________ ghettos.

5. Dr. King believed that if the president had strong enough ___________ courage that problems could be solved.

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