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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. The Watts Riots in ___________ illuminated the tension between the African Americans and the whites in the North and Western states.
(a) California.
(b) Utah.
(c) Florida.
(d) Oregon.

2. The effort to gain freedom and justice meeting physical force with __________ force was of greater value, according to Dr. King.
(a) Handless.
(b) Soul.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Truth's.

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

4. This horrible act of violence lead to a ___________ of the South and of the rest of the country.
(a) Transformation.
(b) Protest.
(c) Campaign of violence.
(d) Assault.

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 In California, the legislature had repealed laws allowing for integrated ________, which then forced African Americans into the ghettos.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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many little girls were killed at the bombing at the Sunday School?

2. Dr. King wanted to point out that: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to ___________ everywhere."

3. Dr. King noted that somehow African Americans had slipped from _____ percent a man down to half a man.

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

5. Dr. King believed that the existence of _____________ in a country of wealth was immoral.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Dr. King feel the survival of society depended on at this point in time and in this era of change?

2. How did the Vietnam War hurt African American men more, according to the thoughts of Dr. King?

3. What did Dr. King think would happen in society as a result of integration, according to his last conversation?

4. Where does peace come from, according to Dr. King in his Christmas sermon on peace?

5. What did Dr. King feel it was an honor to be called, even though he didn't feel himself to be this way?

6. What did Dr. King feel would help an African American be lifted to the same level as the rest of America?

7. What was the tool that brought a hope for integration, rather than the ideals that Black Power purported?

8. What movement did Dr. King use as a comparison to the current Civil Rights movement society was facing?

9. What did Dr. King want his children to be judged based on, as opposed to the color of their skin?

10. What did Dr. King believe the reason for his receiving the Nobel Peace Prize had to be?

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