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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. On what date was the church bombed that killed the little girls where Dr. King delivered the funeral sermon?
(a) December 5, 1955.
(b) June 17, 1956.
(c) October 17, 1960.
(d) September 15, 1963.

2. According to Chapter 16 "A Time To Break Silence," who did the United States find it "easier to engage in warfare" as opposed to the Soviet Union?
(a) The French.
(b) People of color.
(c) The Koreans.
(d) The citizens of the U.S.

3. On what date did Dr. King deliver his most historic and controversial statement tying the war and the Civil Rights Movement together?
(a) December 5, 1967.
(b) April 4, 1967.
(c) January 1, 1967.
(d) May 4, 1967.

4. According to Chapter 12:"Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech," who was the great shaman of the Nation of Islam?
(a) Elijah Muhammad.
(b) Malcolm X.
(c) Louis Farrakhan.
(d) Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.

5. What years did Frederick Douglas live?
(a) 1909-1969.
(b) 1817-1895.
(c) 1895-1946.
(d) 1922-1989.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who claimed that the victims of the American military were often people of color?

2. Despite opposition, what two universities did President John F. Kennedy authorize federal marshals to accompany black students to registration?

3. Who was murdered on February 21, 1965, in New York City?

4. What kind of testing was banned on February 4, 1965, used to deny rights to vote?

5. What percentage of African Americans registered in Alabama voted in Alabama's Democratic Primary?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. Why did Martin Luther King, Jr., describe Americans as "strange liberators" in "A Time to Break Silence"?

5. Why did the Southern Christian Leadership Conference make their motto "To save the soul of America"?

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

7. According to King's speech "I Have A Dream," what can African Americans never be satisfied with?

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

9. Why did Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X declare America a "sick society"?

10. 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?

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