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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. King accepted the label of ___________, claiming that this sort of nonviolence was powerful and just.
(a) Peacemaker.
(b) Militancy.
(c) Pain.
(d) Troublemaker.

2. What was the name of Dr. King's wife, as told to readers in his autobiography of sorts?
(a) Loretta.
(b) Judy.
(c) Coretta.
(d) Regina.

3. _________, Alabama was the most violent, ruthless place in which Dr. King and others attempted to gain justice and equity.
(a) Selma.
(b) Rockford.
(c) Springfield.
(d) Montgomery.

4. 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.
(a) Future.
(b) Women.
(c) Poor.
(d) Children.

5. Those who advocated ________________ did not have the support of the majority of African Americans.
(a) Violence.
(b) Peace.
(c) Protests.
(d) Church support.

6. The nonviolent actions were intended to bring attention to the ______________ affecting the African American population.
(a) Brutalities.
(b) Illnesses.
(c) Moral wrongs.
(d) Dishonesty.

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

8. How many times does Dr. King tell Kenneth Clark he has been arrested?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

9. Dr. King believed that unselfishly giving of themselves would help to develop a powerful ___________.
(a) Nation.
(b) Government.
(c) Family.
(d) Schooling system.

10. Dr. King stated that the distance between promises and the implementation was _________ in the interview.
(a) Truthful.
(b) Closer.
(c) Close.
(d) Wide.

11. Dr. King compared the struggled of the Civil Rights movement to the struggle of the ____________ movement.
(a) Oil.
(b) Freedomfighter's.
(c) Labor.
(d) Women's.

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

13. Dr. King believed that the existence of _____________ in a country of wealth was immoral.
(a) Unevenness.
(b) Discrimination.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Racism.

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

15. The desire to be ___________ is appropriate when placed in the proper setting, as when one wants to be first in moral greatness.
(a) Alone.
(b) Right.
(c) First.
(d) Above all.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what class were Dr. King and his wife, which allowed them to be less exposed to segregation in the North?

2. Poor white peasants from _________ were given a number of the things which African Americans were not.

3. Dr. King longs for a day when his children would be judged on the content of of their ___________, not on the color of their skin.

4. To move forward, Dr. King suggested that the African American needed to obtain ______________ freedom.

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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