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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. In 1964, what party was refused a seat by the Democratic National Convention?
(a) Democratic Party Representing Minorities of America.
(b) African American Republican Party.
(c) Whigs.
(d) Mississippi Freedom Party.

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

3. What street did Dr. King live on while growing up and while his father was pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church?
(a) Hunter Drive.
(b) North Drive.
(c) Platter Avenue.
(d) Auburn Avenue.

4. What did President Eisenhower claim encouraged American military involvement around the globe?
(a) A "military that cared about the nation."
(b) A "military formed by the different."
(c) A "military-industrial complex."
(d) A "military financed by the people."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What were Dr. King's political sentiments?

3. What church was Ebenezer Baptist Church an outgrowth of?

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

5. On what date did Dr. King accept his Nobel Peace Prize?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. 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?

4. 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"?

5. In King's speech "Black Power Defined," King declared that the "economic highway to power has few entry lanes for Negroes." How did he explain the meaning behind this statement?

6. According to King's speech "Where Do We Go From Here?", what is the only answer to mankind's problems?

7. According the introduction of Chapter 18: "Where Do We Go From Here?", what happened in the United States during the Cold War to upset the Civil Rights Movement?

8. What was the reasoning behind King's speech on March 25, 1967?

9. According to King's speech "A Time to Break Silence," who was the most "vicious modern dictator"?

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

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