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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. What does MLK quote St. Augustine as saying about an unjust law?

2. Who said, "I wish he'd been carried away in a hearse" after they had heard that Fred Shuttlesworth was injured?

3. When MLK talks of the good will withering he tells of the City Council refusing to do what?

4. What is the dream that came true for MLK that he mentions at the end of "Black and White Together"?

5. Who is the dean of Negro leaders and responsible for proposing the March on Washington?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does MLK say is the difference between just laws and unjust laws?

2. What does MLK state that the American Negro knows through painful experience?

3. 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?

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

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

6. How does MLK answer the questions of the clergymen of "Why direct action? Why sit-ins, marches and so forth? Aren't negotiations better?"

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Not much is mentioned about MLK's wife during the events of this book. Why do you think that is? Why do you think it was important for MLK to include her in the telling of him being in jail and her trying to call? Even though Coretta isn't mentioned much, how much influence do you think she had during the events in this book? How do you think Coretta King felt about her husband's intense involvement with the civil rights movement? How do you think Coretta showed her support to MLK? How do you think Coretta's support helped motivated MLK?

Essay Topic 2

In "The Summer of Our Discontent," MLK states, "the thundering events of the summer required an appropriate climax." What does he mean by this, and what event is he referring to in this quote? Describe this event that firmly united the Negro community. Why was the city of Washington, D.C. chosen for this event? What was the date of this great event? Who were some of the people involved, and where did the people come from that participated in the event? Who was involved with that MLK describes as a significant element of the March? How did the media treat this event?

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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