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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What national convention did Reverend A.D. Williams, Martin Luther King, Sr.'s, maternal grandfather, found?
(a) National Pastoral Convention.
(b) National Religious Convention.
(c) National African American Convention.
(d) National Baptist Convention.

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

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

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

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

6. What year was considered a momentous year in American history and in the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1955.

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

8. 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) The government finding it unwise and prudent to collaborate with African Americans.
(c) To chastise the government into helping them.
(d) To stop the unnecessary deaths of African Americans.

9. How many people were arrested during the demonstrations in Selma, Alabama?
(a) 3.
(b) 500.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 1,000.

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

11. What was the name of the 37-year-old NAACP field secretary murdered on his front porch on June 12, 1963?
(a) W.E.B. Du Bois.
(b) William Pickens.
(c) Robert Bagnall.
(d) Medgar Evans.

12. According to the footnotes on Chapter 20: "I See the Promise Land," who is Judge Hooks?
(a) Dr. Arthur Hooks.
(b) Reverend Dr. Benjamin Hooks.
(c) Reverend Thomas Hooks.
(d) Dr. Terrance Hooks.

13. Why did the West fear the USSR?
(a) Because of the use of communistic law.
(b) Because of the influence of the USSR's leaders throughout the world.
(c) Because of the possible spread of communism throughout the world.
(d) Because of the fear of the re-establishment of slavery.

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

15. What was the name of the march during which Dr. King delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech?
(a) March on Washington, D.C. for the African American Move From Minority.
(b) March on Washington, D.C. for Equality for All.
(c) March on Washington, D.C. for Liberty and Freedom.
(d) March on Washington, D.C. for Civil Rights.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two cities had riots erupt on July 18, 1964?

2. When did W.E.B. DuBois die?

3. What quote from a civil rights hymn did President Johnson quote before a joint session of Congress in 1965?

4. During the Cold War, what were civil rights activists accused of being?

5. What was found on a farm near Philadelphia, Mississippi, on August 4, 1964?

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