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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the people do instead of giving in to a discriminatory bus system in Alabama?
(a) Use the train.
(b) Walk.
(c) Use cars.
(d) Stay at home.

2. The struggle had a ___________ quality, including members of all classes of society and all ages.
(a) Solid.
(b) Youthful.
(c) Truthful.
(d) Collective.

3. Dr. King spoke to a group of both white and black students who supported the drive for ___________.
(a) Truth.
(b) Civil rights.
(c) God.
(d) Faith.

4. The _________ of the slums learned that hatred and bigotry could and should be confronted, exposed, and dealt with.
(a) Churches.
(b) Women.
(c) Schools.
(d) Children.

5. The ________ was required to industrialize, developing economic power, improving medical care, etc.
(a) East.
(b) North.
(c) West.
(d) South.

6. The movement of African American students to gain access to ______________ across the nation was a newer event.
(a) Bathrooms.
(b) Lunch counters.
(c) Voting booths.
(d) School admisssions offices.

7. Discrimination, according to Dr. King, thrives on a belief of ________________, which led to segregation.
(a) Racial servitude.
(b) Honor.
(c) Inferiority.
(d) Truth.

8. The personal experiences of Dr. King allowed him to develop a faith and a belief in the reality of a personal __________.
(a) God.
(b) Code.
(c) Honor.
(d) Truth.

9. One of the many wonders of the boycott and the nonviolent actions was the joining of many local __________ communities.
(a) Government.
(b) Academic.
(c) Neighborhood.
(d) Religious.

10. In the beginning, protesters saw their actions as an expression of ___________ love.
(a) Unjust.
(b) Baseless.
(c) Forced.
(d) Christian.

11. The protesters believed their actions and this love was inspired by _____________ as he called upon men to love one another.
(a) Dr. Sharpton.
(b) Dr. King.
(c) Jesse Jackson.
(d) Jesus Christ.

12. They needed _____________ for the extreme cases of brutality in order to move forward with civil rights.
(a) Witnesses.
(b) Media coverage.
(c) Punishment.
(d) Executions.

13. Dr. King believed that if the president had strong enough ___________ courage that problems could be solved.
(a) Political.
(b) Moral.
(c) Ethical.
(d) Racial.

14. Rather than discouraging the Civil Rights march, the governor should have encouraged the state troopers to avoid _________.
(a) Large groups.
(b) Movement.
(c) Watching.
(d) Violence.

15. To be a realistic ______________ requires the church and the Christians to fight against the idea of nuclear war and world annihilation.
(a) Pacifist.
(b) Warmonger.
(c) Leader.
(d) Apostle.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city was the bus strike during the time of Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement?

2. The planning of each ___________ involved great care and planning, never knowing when or where it would end.

3. Nonviolence arouses a sense of ________ and builds reconciliation and redemption within a society.

4. The United States had become an international power that was unable to enforce even _______________ in a Southern village.

5. What kind of segregation was India facing in its own country, that Gandhi felt compelled to address?

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