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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. ____________ resulted from indifference of the southern racists and the continued exploitation of segregation.

2. The ______________ also recognized the many men, women, and children who faced brutality in their peaceful struggle for justice.

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

4. Unemployment and its resulting loss of _________ was one of the main problems, as Dr. King saw in in relation to the riots.

5. One hundred years after the _______________, African American men still sought the guarantee to basic rights as outlined in the Declaration of Independence.

Short Essay Questions

1. How might soft-minded people be described, according to Dr. King in his book, THE STRENGTH TO LOVE?

2. How could the marchers in the march from Selma to Montgomery be described at this point?

3. What did Dr. King want his children to be judged based on, as opposed to the color of their skin?

4. How did many states respond to the rule that prevented the allowance of the separate but equal doctrine?

5. What were the three revolutions that Dr. King saw happening around him, revolutions that people were sleeping through?

6. What did Dr. King accuse American presidents of in terms of their willingness to participate in the human rights movement?

7. What did Dr. King believe the reason for his receiving the Nobel Peace Prize had to be?

8. Who did Dr. King think that the four murdered girls spoke to in their deaths?

9. What were Dr. King's main concerns about the Vietnam War when it was fought?

10. What did Dr. King feel the similarities between the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights movement were?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Many people who tried to create large changes in the world have been assassinated in their attempts to do so.

Part 1: Why do you think someone killed Dr. King?

Part 2: Why do you think great people are assassinated by others?

Part 3: Do you think that assassinating great leaders is the right way to hurt the cause? Or does their death help the cause?

Essay Topic 3

The right to vote was an important right to secure for the African American.

Part 1: Why do you think the right to vote was so important to secure?

Part 2: What do you think about your right to vote? Do you think about it at all?

Part 3: How do you think the country might be different if certain groups will still unable to vote because of race, gender, or religion?

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