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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. In what city was the bus strike during the time of Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement?

2. Governor George ____________ declared his stubborn resistance to the desegregation and the March to Washington DC.

3. Dr. King discussed the idea that those who oppose __________ rarely give up privileges without intense opposition.

4. The administration seemed unaware of the split in the leadership of the _____________ at the time.

5. Dr. King wants his followers to only use the weapon of _________ as they battle for their basic rights.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did the men in the Freedom March do as a result of their commitment to be nonviolent?

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

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

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 happened if an African American person wanted to ride a bus in Montgomery, Alabama?

7. What does nonviolence, as a means of resisting, require that those who follow this path do?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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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