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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said, "Here I stand; I cannot do otherwise, so help me God"?
(a) Paul.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Martin Luther.

2. What did Mahatma Gandi do in moral leadership to set an example for his nation?
(a) He invited a family of untouchables to live with him.
(b) He adopted an untouchable as his daughter.
(c) He lived with the untouchables.
(d) He taught the untouchables.

3. MLK discusses the fact that the Negro knows he is right in pursuing his rights in unity of the movement and quotes someone as saying, "When you are right, you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too" what?
(a) Conservative.
(b) Forthright.
(c) Agreeable.
(d) Daring.

4. What does MLK state the moderates were doing for the Negro instead of asking him to stay in his "old ghetto"?
(a) They were ready to build a new ghetto for him.
(b) They were ready to have them move into society with them.
(c) They were ready to hold their hands and help them find a new life.
(d) They were ready to send them to another country.

5. Who was the N.A.A.C.P. secretary that the segregationists showed their hatred by assassinating?
(a) Roger Blough.
(b) Whitney Young, Jr.
(c) Roy Wilkins.
(d) Medgar Evers.

Short Answer Questions

1. When several hundred Birmingham Negros decided to hold a prayer meeting near the city jail where did they meet?

2. What does MLK state that the American Negroes said after they "shook off three hundred years of psychological slavery"?

3. What does MLK say was one of the wisest moves they made in the campaign?

4. What kind of pace does MLK say they are taking to gain a cup of coffee at a lunch counter?

5. Whose descendants showed up with banners saying, "Order Before Justice"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the four basic steps in any nonviolent campaign that MLK mentions?

2. Why does MLK state that no revolution is like a ballet?

3. What were the two reasons that MLK accepted bond to come out of jail in the beginning of "Black and White Together"?

4. In what case does MLK mention that it wouldn't profit a Negro parent to send his or her child to an integrated school?

5. What does MLK mention in "The Days to Come" that would immediately transform the conditions of Negro life?

6. What did MLK and the S.C.L.C. officers want to do to bring a new dynamic to the campaign that would receive criticism?

7. Why does MLK state that they could thank the segregationists for the revolution that started in Birmingham?

8. When MLK is discussing the difference between a revolt and a revolution, what does he state a revolt is?

9. What is the relevant question that MLK mentions that must be asked to atone for the injustices the Negro has faced in the past?

10. How many people were involved with the March on Washington, and what kind of people were involved?

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