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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 give the sermon from Chapter 19: "The Drum Major Instinct" at Ebenezer Baptist Church?

2. What did President Eisenhower claim encouraged American military involvement around the globe?

3. How old was Dr. King when he was assassinated?

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

5. According to the footnotes on Chapter 20: "I See the Promise Land," who is Judge Hooks?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. During the delivery of King's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech in 1964, he declared some "refusals." What were the two refusals that King put forth during his speech?

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the violent acts of the Civil Rights Movement were described without much detail. Explain why the specific details of these acts were left out of the book. Why do these omissions support the overall theme of "I Have A Dream: Writings and Speeches That Changed the World"? How would the inclusion of the details take away from the power of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Some may come to misunderstand the collaboration of a movement that pursues inclusion (the Civil Rights Movement) while celebrating individuality of a race (The Black Power Movement). Examine how these two "movements" can live in harmony even though they, by definition, are very different. Discuss the different attributes of each movement and their similarities. How do their differences speak to their ability to be cohesive?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the "Drum Major Instinct." What is the "Drum Major Instinct"? How did it develop? Upon what is it based ? What is the "Drum Major Instinct's" importance to the Civil Rights Movement? Why did Dr. King find it necessary to design a sermon around the "Drum Major Instinct"?

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