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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Vietnam War, Dr. King believed, took away effort and money from the war on ___________.
(a) Poverty.
(b) Ghettos.
(c) Leadership.
(d) Racism.

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

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

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

5. The war in ________________ frustrated African American soldiers who fought and died with whites on the battle fields.
(a) Japan.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Korea.
(d) Cuba.

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

7. Nonviolent ___________ was planned to continue until a policy of one man, one vote, and one vote for every man existed.
(a) Pressure.
(b) Book writing.
(c) Law making.
(d) Attacks.

8. Truly liberal leadership in the North needed to step forward being firmly committed to racial ___________.
(a) Power.
(b) Solidarity.
(c) Justice.
(d) Effectiveness.

9. Americans held onto the dream of all people having a right to _______, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
(a) Power.
(b) Life.
(c) Truth.
(d) Voting.

10. Weak __________ is the cause of racial prejudice, according to Dr. King's observations of the world.
(a) Thinking.
(b) Structure.
(c) Faith.
(d) Family bonds.

11. Because the wealthy have the power to overlook the __________, Dr. King may have been overly confident.
(a) Poor.
(b) Leaders.
(c) Laws.
(d) Wars.

12. One cannot be a victim of _______ and participate in a similar evil against others, Dr. King stated.
(a) The legal system.
(b) Truth.
(c) Evil.
(d) Pain.

13. The leaders in Alabama took pride in their opposition to the ________ and anti-segregation laws in 1963.
(a) Protests.
(b) Police.
(c) Civil Rights Laws.
(d) Government.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. King argued that the war in Vietnam was _________ and that it hurt African Americans more than others in the United States.

2. How many times does Dr. King tell Kenneth Clark he has been arrested?

3. Each person on earth, according to Dr. King, is a child of God and has the right to expect _____________.

4. A rebirth of _____________ societies threatened to destroy both labor unions and the opportunity for African Americans to fully integrate.

5. Unemployment and its resulting loss of _________ was one of the main problems, as Dr. King saw in in relation to the riots.

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