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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 white power structure perpetuated the __________ that African Americans were moving too fast.

2. All the country suffers, according to Dr. King, from the power of the _____________ politicians.

3. The plans for the future, said Dr. King, involve the removal of blockage, not pouring _________ over the troubled waters in order to calm them.

4. The millions of dollars being spent on the ____________ could easily pay to care for the needs of the poor.

5. Young African Americans felt trapped by the ___________ and slow court processes that kept segregation and discrimination in place.

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of the forms of persecution that Dr. King endured from the time he began to fight for black rights?

2. Where were some of the problems that people in the ghetto were facing on a near daily basis?

3. After what two events did Governor Wallace declare his stubborn resistance to desegregation?

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

5. 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?

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

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

8. What is the danger of the strategy of violence as some African Americans might be inclined to do?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Dr. King makes the point that nonviolence is not something for cowards.

Part 1: What do you think Dr. King means by this statement that nonviolence is not for cowards?

Part 2: Do you agree that nonviolence is not for cowards? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think a coward could be a part of a nonviolent movement? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The process of integration was not a smooth one, in fact it took some time and some struggle before it began to be widespread.

Part 1: Why do you think integration was such a difficult task?

Part 2: Do you think that integration is something people know about today? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think people were so resistant to having different races in the same schools?

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