Question

Gandhi's model of resistance and reform was creative, appealing, and successful. As a result, Dr. Martin Luther King looked to Gandhi when the time came to find a way to resist segregation in the South. The lunch counter protests, famous for the passive response to anger, and even violence, aimed to end the separation enforced by laws in some regions of the South. King also organized walks, marches, and bus rides that were meant to bring attention to the issues facing African Americans. These forms of protest were directly modeled on Gandhi's, but King took them straight to the source of oppression. Where Gandhi's protests created awareness and built momentum, King's protests were in the face of great hatred and fear. The passive, non-violent protests were ultimately effective, mainly because the passive response to violence cast the opposition as brutes. However, change came slowly and at the cost of many lives. King remained committed to peaceful protest, however, until his death. King learned from Gandhi, expanding on what worked, applying old techniques to a new problem. Gandhi owed his philosophy, in part, to a New England poet who loved the woods.

Based on the bolded paragraph, what was different about King’s protests?

-King's ideas not as popular as Gandhi's.
-King had greater obstacles to overcome than others.
-King had more support than either Gandhi or Thoreau.
-King's protesters faced violence and hatred.

Answer 1

The protesters faced violence and hatred, is the only one that makes sense to me, because it never claimed that he had more support or greater obstacles or that his ideas weren't as popular.

Answer 2

King's protesters faced violence and hatred.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is the answer that best reflects what the passage states. We can see that in the following line:

"Where Gandhi's protests created awareness and built momentum, King's protests were in the face of great hatred and fear."

This sentence states that the main difference between Gandhi's protests and King's protests was the fact that King faced great hatred and fear.