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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. On what date did King's attorney arrange his release from prison?

2. What custom did King follow every Sunday morning?

3. King's experiences with the Intercollegiate Council convinced him there were many whites who were allies, particularly whom?

4. King was arrested on 16 December 1961 with how many other Albany protesters?

5. What happened when King's home was bombed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did King note about the Great Depression?

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

3. How did King describe his wife?

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

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

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

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

8. What hardships did King recall when he entered college?

9. Why did King regard 1958 as particularly difficult?

10. What did King observe that Ghana symbolized?

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

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 3

Discuss the tactics upon which King and the SCLC agreed during their November, 1967, meeting. What was the overall goal the executives of the SCLC sought? What were the tactics upon which they agreed to adopt? What were the steps King took? Why did they believe these efforts would be successful?

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