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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. From what class were Dr. King and his wife, which allowed them to be less exposed to segregation in the North?

2. Loss of _____________ of the recognition instinct leads to boasting, crime, overspending, and the desire to put others down.

3. This horrible act of violence lead to a ___________ of the South and of the rest of the country.

4. Dr. King believed that the existence of _____________ in a country of wealth was immoral.

5. The Vietnam War, Dr. King believed, took away effort and money from the war on ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Dr. King feel the similarities between the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights movement were?

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

3. Where does peace come from, according to Dr. King in his Christmas sermon on peace?

4. What were the weapons used during the conflict against the brutality of Bull Connor?

5. What was the tool that brought a hope for integration, rather than the ideals that Black Power purported?

6. Why was nonviolent action considered to be imperative to Dr. King at this point in time?

7. What did Dr. King feel about the impact of nonviolence on white supremacists, though Malcolm X did not necessarily agree?

8. What is the basic human desire that every person has at some time and in some way?

9. What did Dr. King feel that the African American people still needed in order to move forward?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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