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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 desire to be ___________ is appropriate when placed in the proper setting, as when one wants to be first in moral greatness.
(a) Above all.
(b) Alone.
(c) Right.
(d) First.

2. Dr. King stated that the distance between promises and the implementation was _________ in the interview.
(a) Close.
(b) Closer.
(c) Truthful.
(d) Wide.

3. To Dr. King, nonviolent action on a planetary scale was no longer an option, but an imperative for the prevention of ___________.
(a) Nuclear annihilation.
(b) Government coups.
(c) World War Three.
(d) Civil war.

4. After two months, the Kennedy administration sent in ___________ to mediate between the city leaders, merchants, and the African American leaders.
(a) Robert Kennedy.
(b) George Wallace.
(c) John Kennedy.
(d) Burke Marshall.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Watts Riots in ___________ illuminated the tension between the African Americans and the whites in the North and Western states.

2. What was the name of Dr. King's wife, as told to readers in his autobiography of sorts?

3. Dr. King believed that many people were _____________ through an important revolution.

4. From what class were Dr. King and his wife, which allowed them to be less exposed to segregation in the North?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to the North, even as the South and its African American population began to gain respect?

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

4. What were the weapons used during the conflict against the brutality of Bull Connor?

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

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

7. What were the three revolutions that Dr. King saw happening around him, revolutions that people were sleeping through?

8. How might soft-minded people be described, according to Dr. King in his book, THE STRENGTH TO LOVE?

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

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

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