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

2. In 1964, what party was refused a seat by the Democratic National Convention?

3. What street did Dr. King live on while growing up and while his father was pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the summary in Chapter 19: "The Drum Major Instinct," what was the importance of the black church in the African American culture?

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. What were the circumstances that surrounded King's "Eulogy for the Martyred Children"?

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

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

6. In 1967, as summarized in the introduction of Chapter 18: "Where Do We Go From Here?," Martin Luther King, Jr., felt caught between two distinct groups for very different reasons. Who did King feel caught between and why?

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

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

9. According to the summary in the introduction of Chapter 18: "Where Do We Go From Here?", what were the circumstances that surrounded King's last and most radical address to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference presidential address?

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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dr. King was the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. The Nobel Peace Prize committee looked for the "greatest apostle of peace." Use evidence from I Have a Dream: Writings and Speeches That Changed the World to support the Nobel Peace Prize committee's decision to honor Dr. King with the award and title "greatest apostle of peace."

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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