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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. Achievement of creative _____________ must be continued in order to reach that dream that Dr. King shares.

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

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

4. When Dr. King spoke out against the war in Vietnam, saying "A time comes when ___________ is betrayal."

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Dr. King feel it was an honor to be called, even though he didn't feel himself to be this way?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Where does peace come from, according to Dr. King in his Christmas sermon on peace?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dr. King and Malcolm X had two completely different ways, it seems, to look at the way to fight for black rights.

Part 1: Why do you think Malcolm X doesn't agree with the way that Dr. King ran his movement?

Part 2: Do you think that Malcolm X has valid points in terms of pointing out the weaknesses of Dr. King's crusade?

Part 3: Who do you think has a better plan for civil rights? Malcolm X or Dr. King? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Dr. King discusses time and time again that winning over the opposition needs to happen with the weapon of love.

Part 1: Do you think love can ever be a weapon? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you think it's possible for two opposing sides to love each other? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think Dr. King believes that love will be the thing that helps the movement succeed?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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