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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. King felt his first mistake in the nonviolent quest or freedom was accepting __________.
(a) His confession.
(b) The laws of Congress.
(c) Defeat in Selma.
(d) Bail.

2. Americans held onto the dream of all people having a right to _______, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
(a) Truth.
(b) Voting.
(c) Power.
(d) Life.

3. Dr. King argued that the war in Vietnam was _________ and that it hurt African Americans more than others in the United States.
(a) Unnecessary.
(b) Blasphemy.
(c) A waste.
(d) Immoral.

4. The war in ________________ frustrated African American soldiers who fought and died with whites on the battle fields.
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Korea.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Japan.

5. The majority of the changes that occurred after the passing of the Civil Rights laws were an allowance of __________, but not equity.
(a) Truth.
(b) Decency.
(c) Power.
(d) Money.

6. Though legislation was passed through Congress, the presidents were unwilling to insist on the _______________ of the laws.
(a) Punishment.
(b) Structure.
(c) Power.
(d) Implementation.

7. From what class were Dr. King and his wife, which allowed them to be less exposed to segregation in the North?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Upper.
(c) Lower.
(d) Middle.

8. One extreme of the movement was to use Black Power to overthrow the ________________ and the whites.
(a) Nonviolent protesters.
(b) Churches.
(c) Government.
(d) Banks.

9. Dr. King accepted the label of ___________, claiming that this sort of nonviolence was powerful and just.
(a) Troublemaker.
(b) Militancy.
(c) Peacemaker.
(d) Pain.

10. Unemployment and its resulting loss of _________ was one of the main problems, as Dr. King saw in in relation to the riots.
(a) Fear.
(b) Dignity.
(c) Money.
(d) Power.

11. Black people who were stuck in _____________ needed to develop a power through organization and collaboration.
(a) Pain.
(b) The South.
(c) Oppression.
(d) Brutal situtions.

12. ____________ comes from the knowledge that people are interdependent across the world.
(a) Fairness.
(b) Peace.
(c) Racism.
(d) Truth.

13. Dr. King stated that the distance between promises and the implementation was _________ in the interview.
(a) Closer.
(b) Wide.
(c) Close.
(d) Truthful.

14. The greatest difficulty that African American leaders faced was that they did not want to be equated with the white ___________ that used boycotts to hurt others.
(a) Citizen committees.
(b) Leaders.
(c) Governments.
(d) Supremacists.

15. ___________ depends on moving forward in a moral and religious manner, according to Dr. King.
(a) Truth.
(b) Victory.
(c) Survival.
(d) Power.

Short Answer Questions

1. To Dr. King, nonviolent action on a planetary scale was no longer an option, but an imperative for the prevention of ___________.

2. Politicians were needed who would stand up for issues and build and strengthen ___________ between African Americans.

3. Mr. Carmichael did not believe that a comparison of better or worse could be made in relation to ___________.

4. Dr. King wanted to point out that: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to ___________ everywhere."

5. Malcolm X' s argument did not accept the action of a ________ that had resulted in change in the South.

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