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

2. ____________ comes from the knowledge that people are interdependent across the world.
(a) Peace.
(b) Fairness.
(c) Racism.
(d) Truth.

3. The greatest difficulty that African American leaders faced was that they did not want to be equated with the white ___________ that used boycotts to hurt others.
(a) Citizen committees.
(b) Supremacists.
(c) Governments.
(d) Leaders.

4. 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.
(a) Bank account.
(b) Truth.
(c) Character.
(d) Work.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Americans held onto the dream of all people having a right to _______, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

2. The ______________ also recognized the many men, women, and children who faced brutality in their peaceful struggle for justice.

3. Truly liberal leadership in the North needed to step forward being firmly committed to racial ___________.

4. ___________ needed to be revolutionized, creating recognition that capitalism as the example of the poor around the world was not appropriate.

5. Dr. King said that the marchers' feet were sore and their bodies were tired, but their _________ were rested during the march.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Dr. King feel that the African American people still needed in order to move forward?

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

6. What did Dr. King feel about the current state of the Civil Rights movement during the interview on Meet the Press?

7. Why was nonviolent action considered to be imperative to Dr. King at this point in time?

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

9. What are some of the issues that the poor have to deal with in their everyday lives, according to Dr. King?

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

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