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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. According to Chapter 19: "The Drum Major Instinct," what were considered the religious parents of the African American culture?
(a) Black churches.
(b) Mission work.
(c) Prayer meetings.
(d) Pastors.

2. Who did Dr. King go to help in Memphis, Tennessee, during a strike against unfair labor practices?
(a) African American dock loaders.
(b) African American farm workers.
(c) African American factory linesmen.
(d) African American sanitation workers.

3. What war began to take precedence over the Civil Rights Movement given that military presence was needed?
(a) WW II.
(b) WW I.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) The Cold War.

4. What is the name of one of the African American leaders that argued for the African American need for self-respect and self-help?
(a) Ella Fitzgerald.
(b) Marcus Garvey.
(c) Michael Schwerner.
(d) Jonathon Swift.

5. What was the publication date from Dr. King's article from Chapter 17: "Black Power Defined"?
(a) December 5, 1955.
(b) August 5, 1965.
(c) June 11, 1967.
(d) July 11, 1968.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the date that Dr. King delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech?

2. What memorial was the background for Dr. King's "I Have A Dream" speech?

3. Where did Dr. King deliver his last sermon?

4. Why were Western nations uncomfortable with the USSR?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the circumstances that surrounded King's "Eulogy for the Martyred Children"?

2. In King's speech "Where Do We Go From Here?," what did King mean by "as long as a mind is enslaved, the body can never be free"?

3. What prompted the Nobel Peace Prize committee to search for the "greatest apostle of peace" in 1964?

4. Describe the circumstances surrounding King's "I Have a Dream" speech.

5. According to the summary in the introduction of Chapter 18: "Where Do We Go From Here?", what were the circumstances that surrounded King's last and most radical address to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference presidential address?

6. What did Martin Luther King, Jr., claim to be ironic about America's tension with the National Liberation Front?

7. In King's speech "Where Do We Go From Here?", what did Martin Luther King, Jr., claim was the creed of the Negro's self-affirmation?

8. In his speech "Where Do We Go From Here?", Martin Luther King, Jr. stated that the United States mishandled money in regard to its own people. According to King, how did the United States misappropriate funds?

9. During the delivery of King's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech in 1964, what were three of the eight "beliefs" King spoke of?

10. In 1967, as summarized in the introduction of Chapter 18: "Where Do We Go From Here?," Martin Luther King, Jr., felt caught between two distinct groups for very different reasons. Who did King feel caught between and why?

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