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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Dr. King's "I Have A Dream" speech, what does King say all Americans hold that is signed by the founders of the United States?
(a) A "promise of intent."
(b) A "lottery ticket."
(c) An "unpaid ticket."
(d) A "promissory note."

2. Why was Dr. King in jail while writing the "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"?
(a) Participating in civil rights demonstrations.
(b) Eating with a white man at a "White Only" diner.
(c) Riding on an interstate bus with other activists.
(d) Participating in a conference for racial equality.

3. Dr. King reached out to his extensive religious contacts, including the National Baptist Convention, to organize what conference?
(a) Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
(b) Southern Baptist Conference.
(c) Montgomery Christian Conference.
(d) Southern Religious Conference.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first black student to graduate from the high school in Arkansas on May 27, 1958?

2. What was the name of one of the first integrated group of interstate travelers that later served as Dr. King's chief strategists?

3. Where did Dr. King move days after his thirty-first birthday?

4. Dr. King wanted to make sure that advocates of Black Consciousness did not associate racial pride with what?

5. What president ordered federal marshals dispatched by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to "Speech Before the Youth March for Integrated Schools," what would "this generation" not take?

2. According to King's speech "Our Struggle," why did many black men lose their self-respect?

3. What happened on December 1, 1955, to initiate the forward movement of the Civil Rights Movement?

4. What was ironic about King's entry into the Crozer Theological Seminary in September of 1948?

5. In Chapter 4: "My Trip To the Land of Gandhi," Martin Luther King, Jr., described his fascination for India. Why did King hold a fascination for India?

6. According to "Speech Before the Youth March for Integrated Schools," what would have happened in the United States if the country were to gain three million "southern Negro" votes?

7. What happened on December 5, 1955?

8. According to King's speech "Our Struggle," why did he think that white people thought blacks deserved (and enjoyed) second-class status?

9. According to "Speech Before the Youth March for Integrated Schools," what did the march demonstrate to him?

10. According to King's speech "Our Struggle," there were eight descriptions of the "New Negro." What were three of the eight of the descriptions?

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