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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who published Dr. King's book Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?
(a) Harper and Row.
(b) Harper Collins.
(c) Random House.
(d) Viacom Inc.

2. According to the chapter "Black Power Defined," what is the goal of a relationship with the government for African Americans?
(a) Having the government see African Americans as inarguably equal.
(b) To stop the unnecessary deaths of African Americans.
(c) To chastise the government into helping them.
(d) The government finding it unwise and prudent to collaborate with African Americans.

3. Where did Dr. King deliver his last SCLC presidential address?
(a) 16th Street Baptist Church.
(b) Ebenezer Baptist Church.
(c) Congressional Baptist Church.
(d) First Baptist Church.

4. According to Chapter 19: "The Drum Major Instinct," what were considered the religious parents of the African American culture?
(a) Pastors.
(b) Black churches.
(c) Mission work.
(d) Prayer meetings.

5. On what date were excerpts from the sermon from Chapter 19: "The Drum Major Instinct" played for Dr. King's nationally televised funeral service?
(a) February 19, 1968.
(b) October 19, 1968.
(c) June 9, 1968.
(d) April 9, 1968.

6. According to the chapter "Black Power Defined," what do the "powerful" never lose?
(a) Opportunities.
(b) Chances.
(c) War.
(d) Themselves.

7. What was the name of the police chief who ordered his officers to turn hoses on demonstrators during the registration of black students at its state university?
(a) William J. Bratton.
(b) Thomas Byrnes.
(c) "Bull" Connor.
(d) William Plinkerton.

8. According to the footnotes on Chapter 20: "I See the Promise Land," what position did Judge Hooks hold in the NAACP?
(a) Vice-President.
(b) Executive Director.
(c) National Director.
(d) Regional Director.

9. What did President Eisenhower claim encouraged American military involvement around the globe?
(a) A "military formed by the different."
(b) A "military financed by the people."
(c) A "military-industrial complex."
(d) A "military that cared about the nation."

10. According to Chapter 20: "I See the Promised Land," what did Dr. King have a deep sense of?
(a) Religious vocation.
(b) Common ideals.
(c) Hidden agendas.
(d) American pride.

11. Whose administration war policies did Dr. King attack when he delivered his most historic and controversial statement tying the war and the Civil Rights Movement together?
(a) Johnson's.
(b) Nixon's.
(c) Eisenhower's.
(d) Kennedy's.

12. Where did Dr. King speak publicly in an anti-war demonstration?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Memphis.
(d) New York.

13. What was Martin Luther King, Sr.'s, nickname?
(a) Daddy King.
(b) Daddy Martin.
(c) Father M.
(d) Father K.

14. What quote from a civil rights hymn did President Johnson quote before a joint session of Congress in 1965?
(a) "We shall not be moved!"
(b) "We shall overcome!"
(c) "Oh freedom!"
(d) "Keep your eyes on the prize!"

15. According to Chapter 18: "Where Do We Go From Here," what "spawned" the Cold War?
(a) Mutual fear and hostility.
(b) Mild disagreements.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Need for power.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date did Dr. King give the sermon from Chapter 19: "The Drum Major Instinct" at Ebenezer Baptist Church?

2. Who was murdered on February 21, 1965, in New York City?

3. According to the footnotes on Chapter 20: "I See the Promise Land," who is Judge Hooks?

4. According to Chapter 16 "A Time To Break Silence," who did the United States find it "easier to engage in warfare" as opposed to the Soviet Union?

5. In what city did Dr. King deliver his last sermon?

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