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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The plans for the future, said Dr. King, involve the removal of blockage, not pouring _________ over the troubled waters in order to calm them.
(a) Cement.
(b) Oil.
(c) Sand.
(d) Fire.

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

4. The protesters believed their actions and this love was inspired by _____________ as he called upon men to love one another.
(a) Dr. King.
(b) Jesse Jackson.
(c) Dr. Sharpton.
(d) Jesus Christ.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Men and women at this point had died for their right to ______________, with their blood on the hands of all Americans.

2. Dr. King discussed the idea that those who oppose __________ rarely give up privileges without intense opposition.

3. The personal experiences of Dr. King allowed him to develop a faith and a belief in the reality of a personal __________.

4. They needed _____________ for the extreme cases of brutality in order to move forward with civil rights.

5. Dr. King proclaimed that ____________ remained the greatest moral quandary for America.

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the four main forces which enabled the problems of partial integration to be overcome?

2. What does the theory of nonviolence teach to those who are willing to practice it during tough times?

3. What does Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. want to stress that nonviolence is NOT for?

4. What happened if an African American person wanted to ride a bus in Montgomery, Alabama?

5. What were some of the forms of persecution that Dr. King endured from the time he began to fight for black rights?

6. What is the danger of the strategy of violence as some African Americans might be inclined to do?

7. What became a new tool in the battle for those unwilling to allow total freedom and justice for all?

8. What did the finding of a personal God help Dr. King to do during his years fighting for Civil Rights?

9. According to Dr. King, who needed to actively participate in creating a nation where civil rights were a reality for all people?

10. What does integration allow the society to enjoy, according to the writings and the words of Dr. King?

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