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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were Dr. and Mrs. King guests of during their stay in India?
(a) Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
(b) Prime Minister Morarji Desai.
(c) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
(d) Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

2. How old was Martin Luther King, Jr., when Gandhi was assassinated?
(a) 17.
(b) 20.
(c) 19.
(d) 18.

3. From whom did Dr. King say he learned about nonviolent resistance?
(a) Clarence Mitchell, Jr.
(b) Reverend Theodore J. Jemison.
(c) Martin Luther King, Sr.
(d) Rosa Parks.

4. Dr. King wanted to make sure that advocates of Black Consciousness did not associate racial pride with what?
(a) Racial discrimination.
(b) Racial stereotypes.
(c) Racial neglect.
(d) Racial isolationism.

5. At some points, how did Dr. King help to keep the SCLC's cash flow problems from shutting down due to financial ruin?
(a) King put money from his speaking engagements into the SCLC.
(b) King worked multiple jobs to keep the SCLC afloat.
(c) King sold personal possessions to keep the SCLC afloat.
(d) King asked for donations from wealthy people.

6. What month did Dr. King address the First Annual Institute on Non-Violence and Social Change?
(a) April.
(b) December.
(c) September.
(d) June.

7. What group organized the first integrated group of interstate travelers?
(a) NAACP.
(b) CORE.
(c) MIL.
(d) NUL.

8. What president announced the use of federal troops to escort nine children to high school in Arkansas?
(a) Roosevelt.
(b) Reagan.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) Wilson.

9. Who was the first black student to graduate from the high school in Arkansas on May 27, 1958?
(a) Stokeley Carmichael.
(b) Ernest Green.
(c) Fred Shuttlesworth.
(d) Charles K. Steele.

10. Where did Dr. King attend college during his undergraduate studies?
(a) Rollins College.
(b) Morehouse College.
(c) Birmingham-Southern College.
(d) Rhodes College.

11. When did Dr. King celebrate his thirty-first (31) birthday?
(a) July 15, 1960.
(b) October 15, 1960.
(c) January 15, 1960.
(d) March 15, 1960.

12. When did the President remove the National Guard troops from the high school in Arkansas?
(a) May 8, 1958.
(b) May 19, 1957.
(c) August 9, 1957.
(d) December 1, 1955.

13. When did the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) come into being?
(a) December 1-3, 1964.
(b) April 15-17, 1965.
(c) December 1-3, 1959.
(d) April 15-17, 1960.

14. At what "Anniversary Conference" of the NUL did Dr. King deliver a speech?
(a) Diamond.
(b) Platinum.
(c) Golden.
(d) Silver.

15. What two organizations invited Dr. King to speak at the University of California at Berkeley on June 4, 1957?
(a) MIA.
(b) YMCA and YWCA.
(c) NUL.
(d) NAACP.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take for Dr. King's address to students at Berkeley (1957) to be published?

2. What was the date of James Farmer's trip from Washington, D.C., to the South?

3. What two organizations denounced violent actions relating to desegregation acts?

4. When did the African nation of Ghana acquire its independence from British rule?

5. When did the Montgomery Bus boycott begin?

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