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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 grew up in, and later become co-pastor of, what church?

2. What did King note came out in the New York Times about his injury?

3. In what year of college did King enter the ministry?

4. Just prior to Brightman's death, King initiated his study of which philosopher with him?

5. King viewed preaching as the dual process of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did King observe that Ghana symbolized?

2. What did King note about the Great Depression?

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

4. How did King view Reinhold Niebuhr?

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

6. How did King describe his initial meeting with John F. Kennedy?

7. In his freshman year in college, what was King's view of "On Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau?

8. What was it King believed had been shoved upon his generation?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Judge King's perspective of Senator Barry Goldwater. Why was he disgusted by the Republican Party's presidential nomination of Goldwater in 1964? How did King view his stances on foreign policy issues? Did he consider Goldwater a racist? Why did King believe Goldwater's nomination would aid racists?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the reasons why King eventually accepted the pastorate of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. What other directions did he consider and what other options were available? What were the negatives of employment in the South in comparison with employment in the North? What did he and Coretta believe was his mission in life that swayed his decision?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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