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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. Who does Rockefeller name Morehouse College after?

2. What political party is Levison a member of?

3. Who was Dexter's preacher after Johns?

4. Whose philosophy does Harris Wofford follow?

5. Where does King receive an offer to teach?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the differences between the First Baptist Church and the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church?

2. How do sit-ins start to become popular across the country?

3. What happens to the Freedom Rider's Greyhound bus in Chapter 11?

4. What happens when a girl refuses to move from her seat on the bus?

5. How does King meet Vice President Nixon?

6. How does King find the task of writing a book?

7. What does Robert Kennedy declare in his speech in Georgia?

8. How did McCall fail the second sermon?

9. How does King counteract Clayton Powell's threat?

10. Why is the phone call Robert Kennedy makes to a judge potentially dangerous to his career?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the values of 1960s America.

1) Why did Afro-American politics come to the fore during this time ?

2) What significant changes do you think occurred during this period?

3) Does today's society share any values with 1960s America?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the characters of Martin Luther King and President Kennedy.

1) In what ways are their ideas different?

2) What is their relationship to each other?

3) How can they work together to combat racism?

Essay Topic 3

How did the Civil Rights Movement improve life for Afro-Americans? What was life like for Afro-Americans before the Civil Rights Movement?

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