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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. When was the first march supporting racial desegregation held in Washington, D.C.?
(a) December 5, 1957.
(b) October 25, 1955.
(c) December 5, 1955.
(d) October 25, 1958.

2. During what years did participation by African American churches in American public life surge?
(a) 1950-1960.
(b) 1930-1940.
(c) 1940-1950.
(d) 1960-1970.

3. Dr. King reached out to his extensive religious contacts, including the National Baptist Convention, to organize what conference?
(a) Montgomery Christian Conference.
(b) Southern Baptist Conference.
(c) Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
(d) Southern Religious Conference.

4. Who was the cause of Dr. King's injury on September 20, 1958?
(a) A black man.
(b) A white woman.
(c) A white man.
(d) A black woman.

5. With whom from the NAACP did Dr. King argue regarding non-violent movement against racism?
(a) Richard Kingston.
(b) Robert Williams.
(c) Michael Winds.
(d) Jonathon Sweenton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Illinois city approved a plan that prevented the erection of an interracial housing development on December 21, 1959?

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

3. What were the nicknames of the African Americans who traveled from state to state even though they were prohibited from doing so because of white co-passengers?

4. What were the dates of the demonstration at Rainbow Beach in Chicago?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. According to King's speech "The Rising Tide of Racial Consciousness," why had some African Americans become cynical and disillusioned?

2. According to "Speech Before the Youth March for Integrated Schools," what did King describe as "the face of the future"?

3. According to King's speech "The Rising Tide of Racial Consciousness," why is racial injustice a national, and not a sectional, problem?

4. 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?

5. According to King's speech "The Rising Tide of Racial Consciousness," what were some of the factors that led to a new sense of self-respect on the part of the African American?

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

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

8. According to King's speech "The Rising Tide of Racial Consciousness," what is the primary reason for bringing an end to racial discrimination?

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

10. What was ironic about King's entry into the Crozer Theological Seminary in September of 1948?

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