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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 In California, the legislature had repealed laws allowing for integrated ________, which then forced African Americans into the ghettos.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. Dr. King addressed in his last conversation the confusion of ________, which was leading to a crisis in the nation.

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

4. Politicians were needed who would stand up for issues and build and strengthen ___________ between African Americans.

5. Poor white peasants from _________ were given a number of the things which African Americans were not.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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 about the impact of nonviolence on white supremacists, though Malcolm X did not necessarily agree?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Students began to get involved in the protests as well, allowing them to see that they were agents of change.

Part 1: Why do you think it was important for students to get active in the Civil Rights Movement?

Part 2: Do you think the Civil Rights Movement would have been a success had the students not gotten involved? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think society's views change when younger people get involved in social issues?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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