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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. Dr. King believed that many people were _____________ through an important revolution.

2. How many times does Dr. King tell Kenneth Clark he has been arrested?

3. Dr. King stated that the distance between promises and the implementation was _________ in the interview.

4. ___________ depends on moving forward in a moral and religious manner, according to Dr. King.

5. Weak __________ is the cause of racial prejudice, according to Dr. King's observations of the world.

Short Essay Questions

1. How could the marchers in the march from Selma to Montgomery be described at this point?

2. What were Dr. King's main concerns about the Vietnam War when it was fought?

3. Who did Dr. King think that the four murdered girls spoke to in their deaths?

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

5. What happened to the North, even as the South and its African American population began to gain respect?

6. What did Dr. King feel would help an African American be lifted to the same level as the rest of America?

7. What did Dr. King want his children to be judged based on, as opposed to the color of their skin?

8. What was an important part of African American financial and economic power at the time?

9. What are some of the issues that the poor have to deal with in their everyday lives, according to Dr. King?

10. Why were Dr. King and his wife, Coretta, not subject to segregation much in their lives before the movement?

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

People, according to the Declaration of Independence, have a right to life, liberty, and to the pursuit of happiness.

Part 1: Do you think that this statement of the Declaration of Independence meant to include every single person? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you think that the founders of the Declaration of Independence would support King's movement? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you agree that everyone should have a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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