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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. What years did Frederick Douglas live?

2. What two cities had riots erupt on July 18, 1964?

3. According to the chapter "Black Power Defined," what do the powerless never experience?

4. On what date was the Civil Rights Bill of 1964 signed?

5. What did President Eisenhower claim encouraged American military involvement around the globe?

Short Essay Questions

1. In King's speech "Where Do We Go From Here?," what did King mean by "as long as a mind is enslaved, the body can never be free"?

2. According to King's speech "A Time to Break Silence," who was the most "vicious modern dictator"?

3. Why did Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X declare America a "sick society"?

4. In King's speech "Where Do We Go From Here?", why did Martin Luther King, Jr., claim that the Negro had been "confined to the life of voicelessness and powerlessness"?

5. What did Martin Luther King, Jr., claim to be ironic about America's tension with the National Liberation Front?

6. What did King, in his speech "A Time to Break Silence," claim the Vietnamese watched Americans do during the Vietnam War?

7. In 1967, as summarized in the introduction of Chapter 18: "Where Do We Go From Here?," Martin Luther King, Jr., felt caught between two distinct groups for very different reasons. Who did King feel caught between and why?

8. What was the reasoning behind King's speech on March 25, 1967?

9. According to King's speech "I Have A Dream," who should be able to allow freedom to ring? Who did King include when he named the groups that should be allowed to "let freedom ring"?

10. What were the circumstances that surrounded King's "Eulogy for the Martyred Children"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The "Freedom Movement" included many "ins." Discuss the "ins" used in the "Freedom Movement." What was the importance of the "ins" from the "Freedom Movement"? What purpose did the "ins" serve? What did the "ins" prove? What was the effectiveness of the "ins"?

Essay Topic 2

Dr. King was the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. The Nobel Peace Prize committee looked for the "greatest apostle of peace." Use evidence from I Have a Dream: Writings and Speeches That Changed the World to support the Nobel Peace Prize committee's decision to honor Dr. King with the award and title "greatest apostle of peace."

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Black Consciousness Movement. What is the Black Consciousness Movement? What does the movement embody? Where are the necessary dimensions for the movement to succeed?

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