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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. Where is Medgar Evans shot?

2. Who does King claim sanctioned segregation?

3. What does Hoover use to justify investigating King?

4. What do a group of people form at Slater King's house?

5. Which comedian join the marches in Greenwood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the New Orleans article accuse O'Dell of?

2. How do the police prevent the D-Day marches from entering downtown?

3. How does Jesse Jackson cause problems for King after he wins the National Baptist elections?

4. Why does Moses file a federal suit against Robert Kennedy and Hoover?

5. What deal does King make with Robert Kennedy in this chapter?

6. What is the Albany Movement?

7. How does Moses react to the sheriff attacking him in Chapter 13?

8. How does the Albany Movement try to recover its momentum in this chapter?

9. Why did King write letters from the Birmingham Jail?

10. How do the Freedom Riders anger Kennedy in Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do King's Christian beliefs influence his approach to fighting racism? Why did people think that King's approach was direct enough?

Essay Topic 2

Examine racism in America. How much has it changed since the Civil Rights Movement? How much do the students think Martin Luther King was responsible for that change? In what forms does racism still exist in America today?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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