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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Dr. King accept his Nobel Peace Prize?
(a) Madrid, Spain.
(b) Halmstad, Sweden.
(c) Paris, France.
(d) Oslo, Norway.

2. What did Dr. King's article from Chapter 17: "Black Power Defined" discuss?
(a) African American men and their role in the family.
(b) African Americans in the war.
(c) African American nationalism being embraced by the black community.
(d) African Americans' need to vote.

3. Where did Dr. King deliver his last sermon?
(a) Town square.
(b) A Baptist church.
(c) City Hall.
(d) A Masonic temple.

4. At what meeting did Dr. King deliver his most historic and controversial statement tying the war and the Civil Rights Movement together?
(a) Living in Peace meeting.
(b) Bed-In for Peace at Fairmont.
(c) The UN Charter.
(d) The meeting of the Clergy and Laity Concerned.

5. What years did Frederick Douglas live?
(a) 1895-1946.
(b) 1817-1895.
(c) 1922-1989.
(d) 1909-1969.

6. What street did Dr. King live on while growing up and while his father was pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church?
(a) Platter Avenue.
(b) Hunter Drive.
(c) North Drive.
(d) Auburn Avenue.

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

8. When did W.E.B. DuBois die?
(a) June 24, 1957.
(b) June 11, 1964.
(c) October 18, 1964.
(d) August 27, 1963.

9. What magazine did Dr. King's article from Chapter 17: "Black Power Defined" appear in?
(a) Reader's Digest.
(b) Time Magazine.
(c) Harper's Review.
(d) New York Times Magazine.

10. What year was the Ebenezer Baptist church formed?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1894.

11. What year was the atom bombed dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1955.

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

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

14. Despite opposition, what two universities did President John F. Kennedy authorize federal marshals to accompany black students to registration?
(a) Universities of Georgia and Ohio.
(b) Universities of Florida and Louisiana.
(c) Universities of Mississippi and Alabama.
(d) Universities of North and South Carolina.

15. How old was Dr. King when he was assassinated?
(a) 39.
(b) 42.
(c) 41.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Martin Luther King, Sr., die?

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

3. On what date were excerpts from the sermon from Chapter 19: "The Drum Major Instinct" played for Dr. King's nationally televised funeral service?

4. Why did the West fear the USSR?

5. What was the Nobel Peace Prize Committee looking for when they choose Dr. King as the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize?

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