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9th -
12thgrade
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" Multiple Choice
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceIn his opening statement, King says that he rarely pauses to answer criticisms, but he is replying to the clergymen becausetheir actions were unwise and untimely.their letter shows them to be extremists.he believes them to be sincere and good.he wants his letter to bring about change.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the basis for King’s argument against the idea that he is an outsider who came to Birmingham?He was born in Birmingham.He has organizational ties in Birmingham.He has many relatives in Birmingham.He went to college in Birmingham.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceKing compares himself to early Christian prophets because theydied fighting for their cause.did not submit to unjust laws.believed in civil disobedience.did not negotiate with enemies.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat does King mean when he says, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”?All citizens are equally threatened by justice.Discrimination does not exist in rural areas.All laws are unfair and should be ignored.Everyone is affected when one person is hurt.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceAccording to King, the purpose of direct nonviolent action is toend the bombings of homes and churches.create tension so that people have to confront an issue.halt the activities of both merchants and consumers.draw the sympathy of the religious community and moderate whites.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceKing uses the evidence that other nations are gaining political independence to argue againstinhumane treatment.violent protests.waiting for freedom.asking for compromise.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a MORATORIUM?Release from restraint or inhibitionA temporary prohibition of an activityA state of disorder due to lack of authorityConcerned with practical matters
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat does COGNIZANT mean?Present.Aware.Relieved.Understood.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceTo RETALIATE means toTake revenge.Provide clues.Move back.Seek justice.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceTo whom is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. writing?His followersAlabama State TroopersLocal clergymenCommissioner of Public Safety Bull Connor
- 11. Multiple ChoiceIn his opening, King defends his presence in Birmingham, Alabama by explaining he....is there visiting extended familyhas organizational ties in Birminghamis supporting Malcolm X in his protestswas imprisoned and therefore has no choice
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich is NOT one of the four basic steps in any nonviolent campaign?collection of the facts to determine whether injustices existnegotiationphysical retaliationdirect action
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe Supreme Court's decision of 1954...outlawed segregation in the public schoolsgave women the right to votegave citizens the right to carry a concealed weaponenforced segregation in the public schools
- 14. Multiple ChoiceKing states that there are two types of laws: just and unjust. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a "just" law?man-made code that squares with the moral law or the law of Goduplifts human personalitya majority compels a minority to follow and that it is willing to follow itselfis out of harmony with the moral law
- 15. Multiple ChoiceKing expresses his "grave disappointment" with which of the following groups?liberalsconservativeswhite moderateslaw enforcement
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