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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 In California, the legislature had repealed laws allowing for integrated ________, which then forced African Americans into the ghettos.

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

3. Nonviolent ___________ was planned to continue until a policy of one man, one vote, and one vote for every man existed.

4. Black young men were fighting and dying in wars for ____________ they could not get when they were back home.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How might soft-minded people be described, according to Dr. King in his book, THE STRENGTH TO LOVE?

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

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

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

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

6. What did Dr. King feel the survival of society depended on at this point in time and in this era of change?

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

8. What did Dr. King feel about the current state of the Civil Rights movement during the interview on Meet the Press?

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

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

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

Nonviolence arouses a sense of shame and builds reconciliation and redemption in society.

Part 1: Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you think that shame leads to reconciliation in other situations? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think shame could be introduced without the use of nonviolence? Or can't it?

Essay Topic 3

Groups like the Ku Klux Klan began to form in order to oppose the rights of African Americans.

Part 1: Why do you think hate groups spring up in society?

Part 2: Do you think that hate groups have as much a right to freedom of speech as anyone else? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think hate groups, like the KKK, should be handled?

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