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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What were Dr. King's political sentiments?
(a) Liberal Republican.
(b) Democratic Socialist.
(c) Republican Socialist.
(d) Liberal Democrat.

3. 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 North and South Carolina.
(c) Universities of Florida and Louisiana.
(d) Universities of Mississippi and Alabama.

4. What percentage of African Americans registered in Alabama voted in Alabama's Democratic Primary?
(a) 50 percent.
(b) 20 percent.
(c) Over 80 percent.
(d) Over 95 percent.

5. 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) Eisenhower's.
(c) Kennedy's.
(d) Nixon's.

6. What was the name of the war primarily between the U.S. and the Soviet Union?
(a) The Russian Conflict.
(b) The Cold War.
(c) The Russian-American War.
(d) The Cold Conflict.

7. What was the Nobel Peace Prize Committee looking for when they choose Dr. King as the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize?
(a) The person responsible for the Freedom Movement.
(b) The greatest apostle of peace.
(c) The only person brave enough to take a stand.
(d) The only man to have single-handedly pushed equality in the right direction.

8. In what year was Dr. King's book Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community published?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1967.

9. According to the chapter "Black Power Defined," what is the "nettlesome task of Negros" today?
(a) How to show their importance.
(b) How to organize their strength.
(c) How to tell their story.
(d) How to prove that there is a need for change.

10. Why did Dr. King admit that he felt depressed prior to giving the speech in Chapter 20: "I See the Promise Land"?
(a) Because he felt progress was not moving fast enough for him.
(b) Because he had a family member pass away.
(c) Because he felt that no one was listening to him.
(d) Because of the violence and rioting that preceded the speech.

11. What memorial was the background for Dr. King's "I Have A Dream" speech?
(a) Jefferson Memorial.
(b) Lincoln Memorial.
(c) George Mason Memorial.
(d) Washington Monument.

12. Why were Western nations uncomfortable with the USSR?
(a) Because it still allowed slavery.
(b) Because it espoused communism.
(c) Because it allowed Africans to hold public offices.
(d) Because it spoke out against the U.S.

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

14. What was the true goal of the Black Power Movement?
(a) For African Americans to fight for their freedoms.
(b) To help African Americans become more "white."
(c) To create a support circle to fight against the KKK.
(d) For African Americans to be more conscious of their history and culture.

15. During the Cold War, what were civil rights activists accused of being?
(a) Communists.
(b) Loyalists.
(c) Unappreciative and un-American.
(d) Desperate.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 20: "I See the Promised Land," what did Dr. King have a deep sense of?

2. What was the name of the 37-year-old NAACP field secretary murdered on his front porch on June 12, 1963?

3. What magazine did Dr. King's article from Chapter 17: "Black Power Defined" appear in?

4. What church was Ebenezer Baptist Church an outgrowth of?

5. When did Dr. King speak publicly in an anti-war demonstration?

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