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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. Governor George ____________ declared his stubborn resistance to the desegregation and the March to Washington DC.
(a) Thurmond.
(b) Wallace.
(c) Smith.
(d) Evers.

2. Where were the African Americans allowed to sit when they took a bus to get somewhere?
(a) Back.
(b) Nowhere.
(c) Hanging from the side.
(d) Front.

3. The goal of nonviolence is to change an evil ___________, not to attack the individuals who are participating in that group.
(a) Sin.
(b) Gender.
(c) Race.
(d) System.

4. Dr. King remembers working with a group of gang members from the ___________ ghettos.
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) Birmingham.
(d) Boston.

5. The greatest moral dilemma was that in order to remain true to the gospel of Jesus, ministers needed to take a stand against __________.
(a) Schools.
(b) Laws.
(c) Police.
(d) Segregation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. King believed the commitment to nonviolence would prevent an increase of ___________ in society.

2. Dr. King also pointed out that those who had said "_________" to desegregation were not admitting to "later."

3. The administration seemed unaware of the split in the leadership of the _____________ at the time.

4. The struggle had a ___________ quality, including members of all classes of society and all ages.

5. The problem with using violence is that it alienates the people in the ___________, those who yet have not determined that any resistance is necessary.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the three ways in which oppression is historically responded to, according to Dr. King?

2. As a result of the protests the students witnessed, what did they gain in relation to their fears about the Civil Rights movement?

3. What was the plan for the march from Selma to Montgomery in terms of how long it would last?

4. What happened as a result of the Montgomery boycott which surprised a lot of African Americans?

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

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

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

8. When Dr. King was talking to a crowd integrated with both white and black youth, what did he say the generation would be known as?

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

10. What did the men in the Freedom March do as a result of their commitment to be nonviolent?

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