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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. Rather than discouraging the Civil Rights march, the governor should have encouraged the state troopers to avoid _________.

2. The protesters believed their actions and this love was inspired by _____________ as he called upon men to love one another.

3. Dr. King looks back on a year of people who had given the gift of _______, a true gift of love according to him.

4. Who receives parity, subsides and incentives when they are in the world, according to Dr. King?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What made the students in the Civil Rights movement have a deeper depth to their actions?

3. When Dr. King was talking to a crowd integrated with both white and black youth, what did he say the generation would be known as?

4. What were some of the forms of persecution that Dr. King endured from the time he began to fight for black rights?

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

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

7. As opposed to nonviolence, what did the protesters first see their actions as when they were first beginning?

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

9. What does the theory of nonviolence teach to those who are willing to practice it during tough times?

10. What was the greatest moral dilemma when it came to the crisis of race relations?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Groups like the Ku Klux Klan began to form in order to oppose the rights of African Americans.

Part 1: Why do you think hate groups spring up in society?

Part 2: Do you think that hate groups have as much a right to freedom of speech as anyone else? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think hate groups, like the KKK, should be handled?

Essay Topic 2

Dr. King brings up the idea that there are just laws and unjust laws which may or may not be obeyed.

Part 1: How would you define the idea of a just law? Why?

Part 2: How would you define the idea of an unjust law? Why?

Part 3: Do you think a person has the right to decide which laws are okay to follow and each are not? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere," according to Dr. King in his letter from Birmingham City Jail.

Part 1: Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?

Part 2: Why do you think that injustice in one place can affect justice in other areas?

Part 3: How do you think justice can be preserved in society?

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