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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Coretta unable to travel frequently with King?
(a) She had obligations in their church.
(b) Their limited budget precluded her accompanying him.
(c) She had to work while he was gone.
(d) She stayed home with their 4 children.

2. King had been desirous of what for some years prior to his graduation from Crozer Seminary?
(a) Providing social assistance to the needy.
(b) Lecturing about his views around the nation.
(c) Teaching in a religious school, college.
(d) Counseling youths in a squalid urban slum.

3. When was King elected head of the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)?
(a) 7 December 1955.
(b) 3 December 1955.
(c) 5 December 1955.
(d) 1 December 1955.

4. When did King enter Crozer Theological Seminary?
(a) 14 September 1948.
(b) 14 September 1950.
(c) 14 September 1947.
(d) 14 September 1949.

5. King received his bachelor of arts degree from Morehouse College in what major?
(a) Religion.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Sociology.
(d) History.

Short Answer Questions

1. King said the birth of this new African nation renewed his conviction in what?

2. At what age was King ready to enter the ministry?

3. When did the U.S. Supreme Court declare segregation laws unconstitutional?

4. How did King meet Coretta?

5. Coretta inherited a talent for what from her mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did King begin a search to eliminate social evil?

2. What did King note about the Great Depression?

3. How did King view philosopher Walter Rauschenbusch?

4. What was King's next step in his journey toward nonviolence following his studies at Crozer?

5. What prompted King to make the comment during his initial conversation with Coretta that they should get married someday?

6. How did King recall Morehouse College dealt with the issue of racial ills?

7. King continued to maintain what position while at Boston?

8. King described the Montgomery Movement as what type of turning point?

9. Why did King regard 1958 as particularly difficult?

10. How did King's behavior reflect upon his perceived stereotype whites typically had of blacks?

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