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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was James Farmer's position with CORE?

2. What became a pseudonym for the Civil Rights Movement?

3. What two organizations invited Dr. King to speak at the University of California at Berkeley on June 4, 1957?

4. Who was the cause of Dr. King's injury on September 20, 1958?

5. How many students were expelled on March 2, 1960, by the Alabama Board of Education?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to King's speech "The Rising Tide of Racial Consciousness," how did the African American's awareness of the struggle for freedom in a worldwide realm help to account for a new sense of dignity?

2. According to King's speech "The Rising Tide of Racial Consciousness," what two fronts must the African American work on during the period of social change?

3. According to King's speech "The Rising Tide of Racial Consciousness," what were the problems associated with the shift from rural to urban life for African Americans?

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

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

6. What were the three reasons that blacks gave when asked why they did not expect the Montgomery Bus Boycott to succeed?

7. What were the reasons that King's trip to India kept getting put off?

8. According to King's speech "The Rising Tide of Racial Consciousness," why did the young blacks need to begin to look at their future in a different light?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Martin Luther King, Jr., wanted all African Americans to be able to sing "America" (My Country 'tis of Thee) and have it be true for them in the literal sense. (From Chapter 2: "Facing the Challenge of a New Age") According to Martin Luther King, Jr., what needed to happen for African Americans to be able to sing "America" and hold it true in their hearts?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the sermons/speeches used for I Have A Dream: Writings and Speeches That Changed the World. Discuss the importance of the sermon/speech's inclusion. Why is it important to have this speech/sermon serving as part of the whole? Why did you choose this sermon/speech as the most important of the text?

Essay Topic 3

Dr. King was adamant about fighting for civil rights in a non-violent way. On the other hand, Robert Williams (Chapter 6; local president of the NAACP) choose violence as the way to freedom. Compare and contrast the non-violent and violent acts and their ability to work/or not towards the cause.

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