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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. Who was Dexter's preacher after Johns?

2. What kind of army does King build?

3. Where did King and Coretta marry?

4. Where does King study for his doctorate?

5. What kind of school is Atlanta Female Baptist Seminary?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does King counteract Clayton Powell's threat?

2. What does Clayton Powell threaten to do if King does not call off plans to picket the Democratic convention?

3. How does Belafonte prove a good running mate for Kennedy?

4. Why is Robert Kennedy furious that his brother contacts Coretta King?

5. How does King change Dexter church?

6. How did Johns cause problems for the Dexter Avenue Church?

7. What were the differences between the First Baptist Church and the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church?

8. How does King's Civil Rights work affect his preaching?

9. How does King disappoint his father in this chapter?

10. How does King meet Vice President Nixon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why have the police been accused of racism in the past? Have the police shown a similar attitude to poor people and minorities in general or has their attitude been particularly bad towards the blacks? How have the police force tried to combat racism?

Essay Topic 2

How important was King's education? Would the Civil Rights movement have worked without educated leaders? How difficult was it for black people to get an education in America before Civil Rights?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the famous people Branch depicts in the book and examine his or her impact on the Civil Rights Movement.

1) What were his or her beliefs?

2) How did he or she communicate his or her beliefs to the public?

3) What impact did he or she have on the Civil Rights movement?

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