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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. The first requirement of a volunteer's pledge was to do what daily?

2. MLK states that "Undeniably, the Negro had been an object of sympathy and wore" what type of scars?

3. In "The Negro Revolution-Why 1963," MLK quotes a poet. Where does the poet say the blackness of nighttime collects?

4. In the efforts of "Project C", what were the first targets?

5. What was one of the most important parts of the mass meetings according to MLK?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In the days of slavery, how was suppression openly, scientifically, and consistently applied to the Negro population?

3. Which two revolutions in history does MLK liken the civil turmoil and violence of the Negro's "battle" to?

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

5. What does MLK state that Bull Connor prided himself in?

6. What are some of the words that John F. Kennedy uttered on June 11th, 1963?

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

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

9. What was the first major decision that the planning committee faced when they were discussing "Project C," and what was the conclusion they came to?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think there was a need for an afterward in this book? Why do you think Jesse Jackson was the person to write this afterward? How does Jesse Jackson compare the time mentioned in the book to the time the afterward was written (1999)? How does Jesse Jackson honor MLK in his words in the afterward? What does Jesse Jackson suggest for the nations future?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book we read about fear and experience this frequently. MLK mention's that Bull Connor's Birmingham had the silent password of fear. The black people were oppressed, so there was fear. Why does MLK say the white citizens were fearful? Why did the thought of change bring fear among Negros and white citizens too? Why and how did Bull Connor strike a sense of fear in the city? What other instances of fear do you find in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think MLK named the last chapter "The Days to Come"? What are some of the key points and events in this chapter? Who are some of the key individuals mentioned? What does MLK propose in his idea of a Bill of Rights for the Disadvantaged? Why does he think this idea would be the best solution?

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