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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. During what years did participation by African American churches in American public life surge?

2. How many student demonstrators were arrested in Nashville, Tennessee, on February 27, 1960?

3. In what magazine did Dr. King's famous series "How My Mind Has Changed" appear?

4. Who was the head of the Nation of Islam in 1960?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. According to "Speech Before the Youth March for Integrated Schools," what did the march demonstrate to him?

2. 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?

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

4. 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?

5. According to King's speech "The Rising Tide of Racial Consciousness," what were second-class methods?

6. According to King's speech "The Rising Tide of Racial Consciousness," what were some of the factors that led to a new sense of self-respect on the part of the African American?

7. According to King's speech "Our Struggle," what would it take for the "master race" to civilize African Americans "to a degree"?

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

9. 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?

10. What happened on December 5, 1955?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Martin Luther King, Jr., seemed to speak to the younger African Americans and have them join him in his fight for civil rights. Why do you believe that Dr. King targeted this specific audience? What was the significance of influencing students to take part in the non-violent fight for civil rights?

Essay Topic 2

The fight for civil rights was a fight that pitted color against color: black against white. Therefore, regardless of what was the "right" thing to do, the movement was opposed at every turn. One major opposition was the labeling of African American as communists during the Cold War. Why did those who opposed the Civil Rights Movement chose to label African Americans as communists during the Cold War? What purpose did it serve "their cause"? Why did this label make such an impact on Martin Luther King, Jr.?

Essay Topic 3

The "Freedom Movement" included many "ins." Discuss the "ins" used in the "Freedom Movement." What was the importance of the "ins" from the "Freedom Movement"? What purpose did the "ins" serve? What did the "ins" prove? What was the effectiveness of the "ins"?

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