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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The people, according to Dr. King, needed to overcome the ____________ that was segregation and the lack of civil rights.

2. The protesters believed their actions and this love was inspired by _____________ as he called upon men to love one another.

3. In the beginning, protesters saw their actions as an expression of ___________ love.

4. Dr. King remembers working with a group of gang members from the ___________ ghettos.

5. Dr. King believed the government was playing a game of Russian roulette with the _________ each summer.

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the four main forces which enabled the problems of partial integration to be overcome?

2. What was the crisis in 1962 that allowed the problem of the Civil Rights movement to be less than dominant in society?

3. As opposed to nonviolence, what did the protesters first see their actions as when they were first beginning?

4. When Dr. King was talking to a crowd integrated with both white and black youth, what did he say the generation would be known as?

5. What did Dr. King say happened when voting rights were opened to all groups of people?

6. What was the greatest moral dilemma when it came to the crisis of race relations?

7. What does integration allow the society to enjoy, according to the writings and the words of Dr. King?

8. According to Dr. King, who needed to actively participate in creating a nation where civil rights were a reality for all people?

9. What does the theory of nonviolence teach to those who are willing to practice it during tough times?

10. What does Dr. King want people to use during the battle for freedom and for justice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Groups like the Ku Klux Klan began to form in order to oppose the rights of African Americans.

Part 1: Why do you think hate groups spring up in society?

Part 2: Do you think that hate groups have as much a right to freedom of speech as anyone else? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think hate groups, like the KKK, should be handled?

Essay Topic 2

The government needs to be a part of the process in order to create social change, yet it seems to try to stay out of the way in many cases.

Part 1: What benefits will having a supportive government have on a social movement?

Part 2: Do you think that the government needs to be involved in order fro social change to happen? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think the government tries to stay out of the way of social causes and movements?

Essay Topic 3

Dr. King brings up the idea that there are just laws and unjust laws which may or may not be obeyed.

Part 1: How would you define the idea of a just law? Why?

Part 2: How would you define the idea of an unjust law? Why?

Part 3: Do you think a person has the right to decide which laws are okay to follow and each are not? Why or why not?

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