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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. When did Dr. King speak publicly in an anti-war demonstration?

2. According to the chapter "Black Power Defined," what is the goal of a relationship with the government for African Americans?

3. What New York governor ordered the National Guard to restore order to Rochester after riots broke out on July 25, 1964?

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

5. What must people of oppression accumulate to realize deliverance?

Short Essay Questions

1. In King's speech "Where Do We Go From Here?," what did King mean by "as long as a mind is enslaved, the body can never be free"?

2. What did Martin Luther King, Jr., claim to be ironic about America's tension with the National Liberation Front?

3. In "A Time to Break Silence," what did King claim was the irony behind 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 the Southern Christian Leadership Conference make their motto "To save the soul of America"?

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

7. Why did Martin Luther King, Jr., describe Americans as "strange liberators" in "A Time to Break Silence"?

8. 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?

9. Describe the circumstances surrounding King's "I Have a Dream" speech.

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Martin Luther King, Jr.'s motivation for participating in the Civil Rights Movement. Why did he find it necessary to take on such a major role in the movement? How did he qualify as the leader of such a movement?

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

Discuss the importance of the location of the Civil Rights Movement and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, involvement. Would Martin Luther King, Jr., been as involved in the movement if it was not central to his community? Why do you believe this?

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