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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 historic ________ ruling of the Supreme Court was nullified by the actions of the local and state governmental authorities.

2. What crisis dwarfed the issues of civil rights in 1962, according to Dr. King?

3. _____________ is a negative situation that only eliminates exclusion among people, according to Dr. King.

4. The goal of nonviolence is to change an evil ___________, not to attack the individuals who are participating in that group.

5. The ___________ commitment of the nonviolence movement allowed for the refusal to cooperate with evil.

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why were there violent outbreaks of African Americans in some areas, even though the struggle was typically nonviolent?

3. What became a new tool in the battle for those unwilling to allow total freedom and justice for all?

4. What was the plan for the march from Selma to Montgomery in terms of how long it would last?

5. What did Dr. King see in India, even with the extreme poverty in the area as he witnessed for himself?

6. What made the students in the Civil Rights movement have a deeper depth to their actions?

7. What would the Executive Order be able to do for the Civil Rights movement, according to Dr. King?

8. What does Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. want to stress that nonviolence is NOT for?

9. What did the increased economic status of the African American now allow them to do?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nonviolence arouses a sense of shame and builds reconciliation and redemption in society.

Part 1: Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you think that shame leads to reconciliation in other situations? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think shame could be introduced without the use of nonviolence? Or can't it?

Essay Topic 2

The idea of fighting for a cause with nonviolent tools seems contradictory to some.

Part 1: Why do you think people believe nonviolence to be the best way to fight for a cause?

Part 2: How do you think violence affects a cause when it is used to carry out a message or action?

Part 3: Do you agree that nonviolence is the best way to create change in the world? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a person who is highly revered in the world and in the United States.

Part 1: Why do you think think it's important for people to remember the actions of Dr. King?

Part 2: Do you think Dr. King's work was done in vain? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think the world would look if Dr. King had not stood up for African American rights?

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