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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. A final element in the new sense of dignity for the people was the knowledge that there was a _______________ struggle for freedom and equity.

2. Dr. King believed the true gospel concerns itself with the whole ___________, soul and the body.

3. From the time of the founding of the country, _______________ of the peoples had existed.

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

5. Dr. King saw the injustice and civil rights as an attack on __________ when he was growing up around it.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Dr. King tell men and women to do when it came to the rights of the African Americans?

2. What happened as a result of the Montgomery boycott which surprised a lot of African Americans?

3. What did Dr. King say happened when voting rights were opened to all groups of people?

4. After what two events did Governor Wallace declare his stubborn resistance to desegregation?

5. What did the finding of a personal God help Dr. King to do during his years fighting for Civil Rights?

6. What happened if an African American person wanted to ride a bus in Montgomery, Alabama?

7. Where were some of the problems that people in the ghetto were facing on a near daily basis?

8. What does integration allow the society to enjoy, according to the writings and the words of Dr. King?

9. According to Dr. King, who needed to actively participate in creating a nation where civil rights were a reality for all people?

10. What did the men in the Freedom March do as a result of their commitment to be nonviolent?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dr. King makes the point that nonviolence is not something for cowards.

Part 1: What do you think Dr. King means by this statement that nonviolence is not for cowards?

Part 2: Do you agree that nonviolence is not for cowards? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think a coward could be a part of a nonviolent movement? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Dr. King discusses time and time again that winning over the opposition needs to happen with the weapon of love.

Part 1: Do you think love can ever be a weapon? Why or why not?

Part 2: Do you think it's possible for two opposing sides to love each other? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think Dr. King believes that love will be the thing that helps the movement succeed?

Essay Topic 3

Dr. King seemed to think that suffering was a part of the process when you want to succeed in a cause.

Part 1: Do you think suffering is necessary in life? Why or why not?

Part 2: Can a cause ever be fought for without any suffering? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think that Dr. King wanted to suffer to make his cause seem all the more important? Why or why not?

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