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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. At the rate that integration of schools was going, what year would the integration of schools be a reality?

2. MLK mentions that the nation could not have been more amazed if what type of machines had turned human and stalked the lands?

3. When MLK's wife was refused the opportunity to speak to her husband after he was placed in jail, who did she call?

4. At the beginning of 1963, how many negro students were attending integrated schools?

5. In 1963, MLK states that the Negro dared to do what for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does MLK describe what it would be like to be a Negro baby born and brought up in Birmingham?

2. What is the new phenomenon that MLK mentions white men would gasp at?

3. What would happen if a volunteer did not pass the strict test for service as a demonstrator?

4. Why was the Negro's economic problem compounded by the emergence and growth of automation?

5. What happened to MLK while he was was at a Harlem department store signing copies of one of his books?

6. With the number of volunteers increasing after the boycott of Birmingham businesses, what other campaigns were the demonstrators able to accomplish?

7. Shortly after the S.C.L.C. convention took place in September of 1962, how were Fred Shuttlesworth's fears justified?

8. What happened soon after the Supreme Court had handed down a decree calling for desegregation of schools that discouraged MLK?

9. What phrase did Fred Shuttlesworth use to describe Albert Boutwell and why?

10. How does MLK describe tokenism as thwarting the dreams of the Negro population's dreams and aspirations?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In 1963 the United States was preparing to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Big productions were in the works for this celebration. What were some of the things that MLK mentions in Chapter 1 that the nation was going to do to celebrate this event? What kind of emotions and desires does this inspire in MLK? What kind of emotions and desires does this inspire in the Negro population as a whole?

Essay Topic 2

MLK mentions that one of the key elements in the movement was the use of non-violence. He considered non-violence to be the sword that heals and their most valuable weapon. Why was non-violence so important to MLK? Why was non-violence seen as the only means to an end? Do you think the majority of the Negro population felt the same way about non-violence? What does MLK say was the other reason to use non-violence besides knowing they couldn't obtain freedom by physical force?

Essay Topic 3

In "The Sword That Heals," MLK talks about the Negro population accepting nonviolent direct action. Why does he state that this took a certain sophistication on the part of the Negroes? What things does MLK state were ingrained in them and in society as a whole that made it so hard for the resistance of violence? Why do you think Negroes were ready to do anything for freedom? When they marched they did not back down. Why do you think that is? Do you think the guidance of MLK and other strong leaders helped the Negro population believe in what they were marching for? If so, how?

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