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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. King said one had to get one's heart right with God, and while not having attained the highest peak or realized all one's dreams, he did what?
(a) "Approached the goal honestly."
(b) "Was committed."
(c) "Tried."
(d) "Achieved some success."

2. What did King identify as the three remaining steps in any nonviolent campaign once an assessment of whether injustices existed has been determined?
(a) The steps were negotiation, self-purification, and direct action.
(b) The steps were indirect action, silent prayer, and gathering support.
(c) The steps were negotiation, gathering support, and indirect action.
(d) The steps were silent prayer, self-purification, and direct action.

3. On 18 March 1968, King spoke before which striking labor group in Memphis?
(a) American Federation of Labor.
(b) Harvest workers.
(c) Sanitation workers.
(d) Industrial Assemblers Union.

4. After he explained why he was responding to their letter, what was the first item King addressed?
(a) Their deploration of Birmingham demonstrations, not the causes of them.
(b) The four basic steps required by any nonviolent campaign.
(c) He related the events sequentially that led up to the demonstrations.
(d) Why he was in Birmingham and their view against "'outsiders coming in.'"

5. What did the State of California repeal?
(a) Its law preventing segregation in schools.
(b) Its law preventing segregation in restaurants.
(c) Its law preventing racial discrimination in housing.
(d) Its law preventing racial discrimination in employment.

6. James Meredith, who was wounded by a sniper during his "March Against Fear" on 6 June 1966, integrated which institution in 1962?
(a) The Mississippi State University.
(b) The University of Mississippi.
(c) The University of Alabama.
(d) The University of Southern Mississippi.

7. When did a Ku Klux Klan meeting take place relative to the bombs being having been set?
(a) Shortly following.
(b) Two nights before.
(c) Just prior to the bombings that night.
(d) One night before.

8. How did King indicate protesters approaching Washington would arrive?
(a) Silently and carrying signs.
(b) By using mules.
(c) Wearing shackles.
(d) By marching proudly.

9. In the chapter about the Nobel Prize, King described his view of airline personnel and ranked which members as foremost?
(a) The ground crew.
(b) The pilots.
(c) The co-pilots.
(d) The flight attendants.

10. King noted that Mahatma Gandhi labored for many years without his people being independent, and he died from what?
(a) From illness.
(b) From assassination.
(c) From old age.
(d) From injury.

11. On 10 July 1967, at a "Freedom Sunday" rally, King initiated a drive to make Chicago an "open city" for what?
(a) Public schools.
(b) Housing.
(c) Public transportation.
(d) Municipal employment.

12. How many black protesters marched on St. Augustine?
(a) 9,500.
(b) 2,400.
(c) 3,700.
(d) 1,200.

13. Although he and Malcolm X did not always see eye-to-eye as to methods, King stipulated Malcolm X had the great ability to do what?
(a) "Put his finger on the existence and root of the problem."
(b) "Always placed the problems of his race over his own personal safety."
(c) "Eloquently and honestly express his viewpoint on the race problem."
(d) "Honestly and eloquently present his point of view without offending."

14. When did the leader of SNCC ignite controversy when he used the Black Power slogan?
(a) On 12 August 1966.
(b) On 16 June 1966.
(c) On 10 September 1966.
(d) On 14 July 1966.

15. What was the purpose of King's 13-point written instructions from jail in Selma, Alabama, to movement associates in February, 1965?
(a) To achieve the most success from peaceful demonstrations.
(b) To awaken Selma blacks' perspectives about the right to vote.
(c) To register as many Selma blacks to vote as possible.
(d) To keep national attention focused on Selma.

Short Answer Questions

1. Following a press conference at the U.S. Senate, when was the only encounter King had with Malcolm X?

2. On what day was President Kennedy assassinated and Lyndon B. Johnson sworn in as President?

3. King felt he could not conclude an account of the 6 weeks of protests in Birmingham without recognizing support which came from where?

4. In his letter to the clergy, King described Birmingham as likely the most thoroughly segregated city where?

5. King assessed the summer of 1963 when he noted it was what?

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