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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 stated his life would not have been in vain if what?

2. When did King initially call for a halt to the bombing of North Vietnam?

3. Widespread racial violence between 11-15 August 1965 in Los Angeles, California, resulted in how many deaths?

4. On which television program on the evening of 29 May 1966 did King urge an end to the bombing in Vietnam?

5. King believed that the poor in Los Angeles saw the riots as their only means of doing what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were points King stipulated as to why he opposed the war in Vietnam?

2. What did King indicate he recalled saying in his letter from the Birmingham Jail?

3. What did King say about Selma, Alabama, in 1965?

4. What prompted King to visit Watts immediately following the riots despite being warned not to go there?

5. What did King relate about Malcolm X' being in Selma, Alabama, during the nonviolent movement and Malcolm X' comments to Coretta?

6. What did King view as democracy's most significant challenge?

7. In his letter from the Birmingham Jail, how did King address the eight ministers who questioned direct action?

8. How did King describe his experience in Birmingham?

9. How did King view St. Augustine, Florida, in 1964?

10. How did King describe Birmingham's Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth?

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

Describe the context for King's occupational selection. Consider the paths of his other familial members. What were the environmental and cultural factors of his growing up in Atlanta during the Depression? What other influences may have swayed him?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the significance of King's speech delivered to the Montgomery Improvement Association on the evening of 5 December 1955 with his "I Have a Dream" speech of 28 August 1963. Discuss the impact of the two addresses. What was King's assessment in his analysis of the importance of each?

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