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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The right to _____________ was feared by racist Southern leaders as a powerful tool for change.
(a) Drive.
(b) Vote.
(c) Sit in the front of the bus.
(d) Get any job.

2. People from every race and every faith came to __________ to join the march and to face the dangers along the way.
(a) Selma.
(b) Montgomery.
(c) Washington DC.
(d) Chicago.

3. To move forward, Dr. King suggested that the African American needed to obtain ______________ freedom.
(a) Family.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Legal.
(d) Psychological.

4. Laws enacted without __________ provided changes and minimal reform with no real freedom - words are not supported by deeds.
(a) Support.
(b) Legality.
(c) Leadership.
(d) African American leaders.

5. The concern was not for those who killed the little girls, but for the __________ that shaped the murderers.
(a) Government.
(b) Bigotry.
(c) Schools.
(d) Social system.

6. How many little girls were killed at the bombing at the Sunday School?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

7. In California, the legislature had repealed laws allowing for integrated ________, which then forced African Americans into the ghettos.
(a) Housing.
(b) Schools.
(c) Neighborhoods.
(d) Workplaces.

8. Dr. King said that the marchers' feet were sore and their bodies were tired, but their _________ were rested during the march.
(a) Powers.
(b) Souls.
(c) Minds.
(d) Beliefs.

9. Economic power was available, according to Dr. King, to those who _____________ in this time of the world.
(a) Smiled.
(b) Laughed.
(c) United.
(d) Believed.

10. Each person on earth, according to Dr. King, is a child of God and has the right to expect _____________.
(a) Love.
(b) Respect.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Honesty.

11. Dr. King noted that somehow African Americans had slipped from _____ percent a man down to half a man.
(a) 75.
(b) 65.
(c) 60.
(d) 70.

12. Preferred employment and housing opportunities would lift the African American to a ________ similar to the rest of America.
(a) Financial truth.
(b) Level.
(c) Bank account.
(d) Neighborhood.

13. _________-minded people are realistic, decisive, astute, and firm of purpose, according to Dr. King's observations.
(a) Power.
(b) True.
(c) Tough.
(d) Soft.

14. The participation of African Americans in __________ would prove to be their economic power in society.
(a) The factories.
(b) The fields.
(c) The Army.
(d) Unions.

15. The riots in __________ were a form of protest, commonly used through the ages, destroying the symbols of things they need.
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Boise.
(c) Portland.
(d) San Francisco.

Short Answer Questions

1. It is realized it will take more than just protests and marches for the __________ to receive the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

2. The nonviolent actions were intended to bring attention to the ______________ affecting the African American population.

3. Because the wealthy have the power to overlook the __________, Dr. King may have been overly confident.

4. Dr. King felt his first mistake in the nonviolent quest or freedom was accepting __________.

5. Using the _________, Dr. King taught courage, love, overcoming fear, and the love of God as a means to grow and prepare for challenges.

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