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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. Black people who were stuck in _____________ needed to develop a power through organization and collaboration.
(a) The South.
(b) Pain.
(c) Oppression.
(d) Brutal situtions.

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

3. The poor live among us, Dr. King points out, but they can easily become ______________ if they are not supported.
(a) Sick.
(b) Invisible.
(c) Pushed aside.
(d) Tired.

4. It is realized it will take more than just protests and marches for the __________ to receive the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
(a) Poor.
(b) Future.
(c) Women.
(d) Children.

5. Malcolm X' s argument did not accept the action of a ________ that had resulted in change in the South.
(a) Force.
(b) Truth.
(c) Soul.
(d) Grace.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Black young men were fighting and dying in wars for ____________ they could not get when they were back home.

3. Dr. King believed there was a _________ need to overcome violence without using aggression and domination.

4. Dr. King argued that the war in Vietnam was _________ and that it hurt African Americans more than others in the United States.

5. One cannot be a victim of _______ and participate in a similar evil against others, Dr. King stated.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What did Dr. King accuse American presidents of in terms of their willingness to participate in the human rights movement?

7. What were Dr. King's main concerns about the Vietnam War when it was fought?

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

9. Who did Dr. King think that the four murdered girls spoke to in their deaths?

10. Why was the right to vote for African Americans feared by racist Southern leaders, according to Dr. King?

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