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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. King believed the commitment to nonviolence would prevent an increase of ___________ in society.
(a) Movement.
(b) Gossip.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Peace.

2. What was NOT one of the ways that progress towards integration was fought?
(a) Mail bombs.
(b) Mobs.
(c) House bombings.
(d) Economic retaliation.

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

4. Dr. King proclaimed that ____________ remained the greatest moral quandary for America.
(a) Peace.
(b) Nonviolence.
(c) Prejudice.
(d) Violence.

5. In the battle for freedom and for justice, Dr. King reminds followers to be ____________ and disciplined.
(a) Smart.
(b) Strong.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Dignified.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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.
(a) African American.
(b) White.
(c) Bible.
(d) Spiritual.

14. What is NOT one of the ways in which oppression is responded to, according to Dr. King?
(a) Nonviolences.
(b) Surrender.
(c) Prayer sessions.
(d) Physical violence.

15. What were some groups training as they didn't quite believe that nonviolence would be able to work?
(a) Language skills.
(b) Bomb building.
(c) Students.
(d) Militias.

Short Answer Questions

1. The planning of each ___________ involved great care and planning, never knowing when or where it would end.

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

3. Dr. King never talked about the bad things that happened to him as he wanted to avoid a _________ complex.

4. American ___________ gained a hope that they would be able to break the bonds of Jim Crow Laws.

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

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