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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What religious affiliation was Martin Luther King, Jr. aligned with?
(a) Buddist Imperialist.
(b) Christian Integrationist.
(c) Marxist.
(d) Muslim Nationalist.

2. When did Martin Luther King, Jr. give his "Autobiography of Religious Development" sermon?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1975.

3. On what date did Malcolm X give the speech that began, "No, I'm not an American"?
(a) June 4, 1993.
(b) May 27, 1953.
(c) April 3, 1964.
(d) December 24, 1972.

4. What did Peter Bailey call Malcolm X?
(a) "Prophet X."
(b) "Master Teacher."
(c) "Father X."
(d) "Teacher X."

5. What tradition did King's faith follow in Christianity?
(a) Black Christian.
(b) Black Baptist.
(c) Southern Baptist.
(d) Midwestern Baptist.

6. According to Chapter 3, what did Cone say most people thought King centered his thoughts and actions upon?
(a) Pride.
(b) Love.
(c) Unity.
(d) Freedom.

7. In what year was school segregation declared unconstitutional?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1962.

8. What faith shaped King's idea of God?
(a) The faith of the "black experience".
(b) The faith of "humanity".
(c) The faith of "Christianity".
(d) The faith of the "black man in America".

9. At what age did Martin Luther King, Jr. attend Morehouse College?
(a) 15.
(b) 19.
(c) 18.
(d) 17.

10. What Senator was declared as an open racist in Chapter 3?
(a) Moreland.
(b) Monroe.
(c) Eastland.
(d) Dixon.

11. On what date did King make his first major speech to the nation?
(a) August 12, 1971.
(b) July 4, 1943.
(c) January 31, 1961.
(d) May 17, 1957.

12. Where did Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X meet for the first and only time in their lives?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Tennessee.

13. What was the name of the weekly column that Malcolm wrote for African-American newspapers?
(a) "One Voice."
(b) "The American Nightmare."
(c) "God's Angry Men."
(d) "Of What I Stand For."

14. How many objectives did King announce for the role of blacks in the movement?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

15. What kind of resources did the use of white, liberal Protestant religion offer to King in regard to the movement?
(a) Faith-bound resources.
(b) Common Christian resources.
(c) Intellectual resources.
(d) Spiritual resources.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where did Martin Luther King, Jr. derive the expression the "American Dream"?

2. In front of which U.S. President did Martin Luther King, Jr. first speak about the "American Dream"?

3. What was the name of Malcolm X's wife?

4. Who was the author and civil rights activist that spoke of "twoness"?

5. Where did King make his first major speech to the nation?

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