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

2. What was the date that Dr. King delivered his "I Have A Dream" speech?
(a) August 28, 1963.
(b) October 19, 1956.
(c) July 19, 1957.
(d) December 5, 1955.

3. How old was Dr. King when he was assassinated?
(a) 39.
(b) 42.
(c) 40.
(d) 41.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was the Ebenezer Baptist church formed?

2. Why did Dr. King admit that he felt depressed prior to giving the speech in Chapter 20: "I See the Promise Land"?

3. What war began to take precedence over the Civil Rights Movement given that military presence was needed?

4. What did Dr. King's article from Chapter 17: "Black Power Defined" discuss?

5. According to Chapter 18: "Where Do We Go From Here," what did political rightists accuse Dr. King?

Short Essay Questions

1. In King's speech "Where Do We Go From Here?", why did Martin Luther King, Jr., claim that the Negro had been "confined to the life of voicelessness and powerlessness"?

2. What did Martin Luther King, Jr., claim needed to be done to begin America's extraction from the war in Vietnam?

3. Martin Luther King, Jr., stated five dreams during his "I Have A Dream" speech. What were three of his "dreams"?

4. According to the summary in Chapter 19: "The Drum Major Instinct," what was the importance of the black church in the African American culture?

5. According to King's speech "I Have A Dream," who should be able to allow freedom to ring? Who did King include when he named the groups that should be allowed to "let freedom ring"?

6. During the delivery of King's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech in 1964, he declared some "refusals." What were the two refusals that King put forth during his speech?

7. In "A Time to Break Silence," what did King claim was the irony behind the war in Vietnam?

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

9. 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?

10. Why did political rightists, described in the introduction of Chapter 18: "Where Do We Go From Here?," claim that Martin Luther King, Jr., was unpatriotic?

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