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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Martin Luther King, Jr., ordained to the Christian ministry?
(a) South Baptist Church.
(b) Ebenezer Baptist Church.
(c) Morningside Baptist Church.
(d) First Baptist Church of Montgomery.

2. What famous black child psychologist embraced the liberal idea that where there is no equal opportunity to succeed there can be no social equality?
(a) Dr. Daniel N. Meyers.
(b) Dr. Terrance P. Patrick.
(c) Dr. Joseph M. Dryers.
(d) Dr. Kenneth B. Clark.

3. What religious journal contained a summary of Dr. King's book Stride Toward Freedom?
(a) Common Threads.
(b) Liberation.
(c) Renounced.
(d) Believe.

4. What Illinois city approved a plan that prevented the erection of an interracial housing development on December 21, 1959?
(a) Deerfield.
(b) Hamilton.
(c) Chester.
(d) Du Quoin.

5. How many students participated in the first march in Washington, D.C., supporting racial desegregation?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 500.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 5,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What president ordered federal marshals dispatched by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy?

2. Who were Dr. and Mrs. King guests of during their stay in India?

3. What president announced the use of federal troops to escort nine children to high school in Arkansas?

4. What staff member from the SCLC helped young people from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) to think for themselves?

5. In Dr. King's "I Have A Dream" speech, what does King say all Americans hold that is signed by the founders of the United States?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to King's speech "The Rising Tide of Racial Consciousness," what two fronts must the African American work on during the period of social change?

2. According to King's speech "Our Struggle," what would it take for the "master race" to civilize African Americans "to a degree"?

3. In Chapter 4: "My Trip To the Land of Gandhi," Martin Luther King, Jr., described his fascination for India. Why did King hold a fascination for India?

4. According to King's speech "Our Struggle," there were eight descriptions of the "New Negro." What were three of the eight of the descriptions?

5. According to "Speech Before the Youth March for Integrated Schools," why should new graduates become dedicated fighters for civil rights?

6. When Rosa Parks was asked why she did not move from her seat on the bus, what did she answer?

7. According to "Speech Before the Youth March for Integrated Schools," what did the march demonstrate to him?

8. According to King's speech "The Rising Tide of Racial Consciousness," what were the successful precedents that showed that civil rights could be obtained peacefully?

9. According to "Speech Before the Youth March for Integrated Schools," why was it difficult for young people to realize the effectiveness of nonviolence in the Civil Rights Movement?

10. According to King's speech "Our Struggle," why did many black men lose their self-respect?

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