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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. King was initially exposed to what position of Dr. A.J. Muste that deeply moved but did not convince him?

2. What were among the false rumors spread about King?

3. King received his bachelor of arts degree from Morehouse College in what major?

4. Through studying the Bible in college, King stated he "came to see that behind the legends and myths of the Book were many ______."

5. What happened when white police officers initially arrested King in Montgomery?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did King move to Atlanta following five years in Montgomery?

2. What city did King consider to be his home?

3. Why did King view 6 December 1955 as a day he would have to return to earth?

4. Why was Mrs. Rosa Parks arrested on 1 December 1955?

5. What did King observe about love?

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

7. What was it King conveyed about his use of the pronoun "I" in his account of the Montgomery Movement?

8. Why was it King viewed previously inactive Albany, Georgia, as having become turbulent?

9. How did King meet Coretta?

10. How did King conclude he dealt with the traumas he faced in 1958?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the four central barriers that King saw as being employed by Southern communities when denying blacks their right to vote. How did he describe these barriers as being utilized?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the stances King held concerning death. What did King convey about his view regarding death in general? What specifics did he relate regarding his own demise? Consider his near-death experience in Harlem in 1958? What about other death threats and plots against him? What did he relate regarding his own funeral?

Essay Topic 3

Characterize King's perspective of John F. Kennedy from his Presidential candidacy through his assassination in November, 1963. How was it affected subsequent to King's meeting him? Delineate King's view of Kennedy's commitment to civil rights. How did King compare positions Kennedy adopted with actions he took during his administration? What was his opinion subsequent to Kennedy's death?

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