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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. King never talked about the bad things that happened to him as he wanted to avoid a _________ complex.
(a) Prophet.
(b) God-like.
(c) Martyr.
(d) Painful.

2. 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.

3. America was fortunate, Dr. King said, that the strength of African American protesters was tempered by a sense of _____________.
(a) Violence.
(b) Truth.
(c) Witness.
(d) Responsibility.

4. Southern __________ continued to fight against the civil rights measures and bills being put before them.
(a) Presidents.
(b) Mayors.
(c) Senators.
(d) Churches.

5. ______________ in civil rights was responsible for this decline in civil rights being at the forefront of the public mind.
(a) Tokenism.
(b) Violence.
(c) Expressionism.
(d) Dishonesty.

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

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

8. Dr. King proclaimed that ____________ remained the greatest moral quandary for America.
(a) Nonviolence.
(b) Peace.
(c) Violence.
(d) Prejudice.

9. Economic growth through industrialization increases the purchasing power of the ________________.
(a) Women.
(b) African Americans.
(c) Whites.
(d) Students.

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

11. Who were the perpetrators of the severe violence which took place during the march from Selma to Montgomery?
(a) Students.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Protestors.
(d) State police.

12. ___________ integration became a new tool in the battle by those unwilling to allow total freedom and justice for all.
(a) Massive.
(b) Ignored.
(c) Token.
(d) Peaceful.

13. What crisis dwarfed the issues of civil rights in 1962, according to Dr. King?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Korean War.
(c) Cuban Missile.
(d) MASH.

14. Dr. King remembers working with a group of gang members from the ___________ ghettos.
(a) Boston.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Birmingham.
(d) New York.

15. A final element in the new sense of dignity for the people was the knowledge that there was a _______________ struggle for freedom and equity.
(a) Religious.
(b) Government.
(c) Worldwide.
(d) Historical.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Nonviolence seeks to win the friendship and the understanding of the __________, not his humiliation or defeat.

3. The students broke __________ laws, accepting that there were penalties to pay for doing so, and accepting these penalties willingly.

4. The Montgomery _________ surprised many African Americans when it happened, helping to encourage more.

5. Dr. King reminded listeners that while God was on their side, a new age of __________ would not arrive on its own.

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