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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. From what class were Dr. King and his wife, which allowed them to be less exposed to segregation in the North?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Middle.
(c) Lower.
(d) Upper.

2. Loss of _____________ of the recognition instinct leads to boasting, crime, overspending, and the desire to put others down.
(a) Acceptance.
(b) Fear.
(c) Truth.
(d) Control.

3. Dr. King paid deep respects to the __________ who cherish democracy enough to join the battle for freedom.
(a) Blacks.
(b) Leaders.
(c) Women.
(d) Whites.

4. Preferred employment and housing opportunities would lift the African American to a ________ similar to the rest of America.
(a) Bank account.
(b) Neighborhood.
(c) Level.
(d) Financial truth.

5. Unemployment and its resulting loss of _________ was one of the main problems, as Dr. King saw in in relation to the riots.
(a) Fear.
(b) Money.
(c) Power.
(d) Dignity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Using the _________, Dr. King taught courage, love, overcoming fear, and the love of God as a means to grow and prepare for challenges.

2. The right to _____________ was feared by racist Southern leaders as a powerful tool for change.

3. In California, the legislature had repealed laws allowing for integrated ________, which then forced African Americans into the ghettos.

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

5. Achievement of creative _____________ must be continued in order to reach that dream that Dr. King shares.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was an important part of African American financial and economic power at the time?

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

5. What did Dr. King feel the similarities between the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights movement were?

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

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

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

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

10. What did Dr. King challenge his listeners to do during this speech?

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