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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. King spoke at the founding conference of what organization on 15 April 1960?

3. How long did King have to prepare what he considered the most important speech of his life?

4. When did King receive his Bachelor of Divinity degree from Crozer Seminary?

5. King believed preaching should come from the people's experiences, and specified that he must know what about those he pastored?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did King view the Montgomery bus protest?

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

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

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

9. How did King describe his wife?

10. In the opening of Chapter 11, "Birth of a New Nation," what was it King stipulated Ghana had to say?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Assess the initial writing in Chapter 32 in which King elaborated on his view that "Life is a continual story of shattered dreams." Address points he made concerning Mahatma Gandhi, Woodrow Wilson, and the Apostle Paul. What was it individuals sought? King defined the story of life as being what? How could one be happy if they never achieved their goal?

Essay Topic 2

Evaluate King's being selected for the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize. Consider how King viewed his being chosen and events associated with his subsequently being awarded. Address the impact his receipt of the prize had upon his journey toward achievement of racial equality.

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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