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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. Americans held onto the dream of all people having a right to _______, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

2. What was the name of Dr. King's wife, as told to readers in his autobiography of sorts?

3. Dr. King felt his first mistake in the nonviolent quest or freedom was accepting __________.

4. _________-minded people are realistic, decisive, astute, and firm of purpose, according to Dr. King's observations.

5. After two months, the Kennedy administration sent in ___________ to mediate between the city leaders, merchants, and the African American leaders.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the Vietnam War hurt African American men more, according to the thoughts of Dr. King?

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

4. What did Dr. King think would happen in society as a result of integration, according to his last conversation?

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

6. How did many states respond to the rule that prevented the allowance of the separate but equal doctrine?

7. What were the three revolutions that Dr. King saw happening around him, revolutions that people were sleeping through?

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

9. What did Dr. King accuse American presidents of in terms of their willingness to participate in the human rights movement?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It is said that to be a realistic pacifist, those in the Church must fight against nuclear war and world annihilation.

Part 1: Do you think that all Christians are pacifists? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you consider yourself to be a pacifist? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think it's realistic to create a world in which no conflict occurs? 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 right to vote was an important right to secure for the African American.

Part 1: Why do you think the right to vote was so important to secure?

Part 2: What do you think about your right to vote? Do you think about it at all?

Part 3: How do you think the country might be different if certain groups will still unable to vote because of race, gender, or religion?

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