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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. On what date did Dr. King deliver his most historic and controversial statement tying the war and the Civil Rights Movement together?

2. At what church did Dr. King deliver his most historic and controversial statement tying the war and the Civil Rights Movement together?

3. When did the war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union begin and end?

4. On what date was the Civil Rights Bill of 1964 signed?

5. According to the chapter "Black Power Defined," what do the powerless never experience?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

What role did Martin Luther King, Jr., have in the Civil Rights Movement? What were his titles and his involvement within each title? How did King use his influence to possess each leadership role?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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