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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. One of the many wonders of the boycott and the nonviolent actions was the joining of many local __________ communities.
(a) Neighborhood.
(b) Academic.
(c) Government.
(d) Religious.

6. The personal experiences of Dr. King allowed him to develop a faith and a belief in the reality of a personal __________.
(a) Truth.
(b) Honor.
(c) God.
(d) Code.

7. The greatest moral dilemma was that in order to remain true to the gospel of Jesus, ministers needed to take a stand against __________.
(a) Schools.
(b) Laws.
(c) Police.
(d) Segregation.

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

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

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

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

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

13. Discrimination, according to Dr. King, thrives on a belief of ________________, which led to segregation.
(a) Truth.
(b) Racial servitude.
(c) Inferiority.
(d) Honor.

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

15. Dr. King remembers working with a group of gang members from the ___________ ghettos.
(a) New York.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. To be a realistic ______________ requires the church and the Christians to fight against the idea of nuclear war and world annihilation.

2. Dr. King asked people around him to pray for peace and justice in the world as the Civil Rights movement was a __________ movement as well.

3. Dr. King said that this time was momentous, that a new ____________ was being born during a time which was filled with hope.

4. Dr. King believed the commitment to nonviolence would prevent an increase of ___________ in society.

5. Increased ____________, though still exploited, helped the African American to have better homes, medical care, and schooling.

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