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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Historical.
(b) Worldwide.
(c) Religious.
(d) Government.

2. Dr. King discussed the idea that those who oppose __________ rarely give up privileges without intense opposition.
(a) Truth.
(b) Racism.
(c) God.
(d) Freedom.

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

4. ____________ is a means of resisting and one that requires followers to seek friendship and understanding of opponents.
(a) Protesting.
(b) Resistance.
(c) Sit ins.
(d) Nonviolence.

5. Dr. King believed that if the president had strong enough ___________ courage that problems could be solved.
(a) Moral.
(b) Racial.
(c) Ethical.
(d) Political.

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

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

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

9. 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.

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

11. _____________ is a negative situation that only eliminates exclusion among people, according to Dr. King.
(a) Integration.
(b) Elimination.
(c) Desegregation.
(d) Segregation.

12. The people, according to Dr. King, needed to overcome the ____________ that was segregation and the lack of civil rights.
(a) Sin.
(b) Pain.
(c) Illness.
(d) Dishonesty.

13. Dr. King believed the government was playing a game of Russian roulette with the _________ each summer.
(a) Riots.
(b) Protests.
(c) Laws.
(d) Congressional hearings.

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

15. Increased ____________, though still exploited, helped the African American to have better homes, medical care, and schooling.
(a) Rights.
(b) Pity.
(c) Visibility.
(d) Economic status.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nonviolence arouses a sense of ________ and builds reconciliation and redemption within a society.

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

3. There was an obligation to ensure that all __________________ participated in the enforcement and creative innovations freeing all citizens.

4. The goal of nonviolence is to change an evil ___________, not to attack the individuals who are participating in that group.

5. The Montgomery _________ surprised many African Americans when it happened, helping to encourage more.

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