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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. Using the _________, Dr. King taught courage, love, overcoming fear, and the love of God as a means to grow and prepare for challenges.

2. The concern was not for those who killed the little girls, but for the __________ that shaped the murderers.

3. Who had been the best ally of those who were trying to support Dr. King and his followers?

4. Dr. King compared the struggled of the Civil Rights movement to the struggle of the ____________ movement.

5. ____________, Dr. King believed, would necessarily include an integration of power for all.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Dr. King challenge his listeners to do during this speech?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stereotypes seem to help to keep racism in place, but when they are struck down, then change can happen.

Part 1: Why do you think people have stereotypes of other groups?

Part 2: Do you think that you stereotype people before you get to know them? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think you are stereotyped today? Why?

Essay Topic 3

The idea of fighting for a cause with nonviolent tools seems contradictory to some.

Part 1: Why do you think people believe nonviolence to be the best way to fight for a cause?

Part 2: How do you think violence affects a cause when it is used to carry out a message or action?

Part 3: Do you agree that nonviolence is the best way to create change in the world? Why or why not?

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