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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the argument in this letter?He was defending the laws already in place.He was fighting for woman's rights.Defending both his right and his moral grounds for organizing nonviolent protest activities in support of the civil rights of African Americans.He defends that view of breaking laws when those laws are unjust.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceIn his opening paragraph, 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.
- 3. 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.
- 4. 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.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat does King mean in lines 37–38 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.
- 6. 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.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceKing uses the evidence that other nations are gaining political independence to argue againstinhumane treatment.violent protests.Need for freedom and waiting for it.asking for compromise.
- 8. 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
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat does COGNIZANT mean?Present.Aware.Relieved.Understood.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceTo RETALIATE means toTake revenge.Provide clues.Move back.Seek justice.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceMartin Luther King, Jr. uses the image of “the valley” to representjusticebad timesthe futurepeace
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe main focus of Dr. King’s speech isgetting more money for America’s black populationconvincing everyone to live in peace and tranquilitycelebrating the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamationending segregation and racial injustice in America
- 13. Multiple ChoiceMartin Luther King, Jr. appeals mainly to his listeners’common sensedesire for a better futuresense of guiltconcerns about America’s status among the world’s nations
- 14. Multiple ChoiceIn “I Have a Dream”, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., urges his followers towork towards gradual changedemand equality and justice nowuse any means necessarydistrust white people
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich repeated phrase in Dr. King’s speech has additional power because it is from a familiar patriotic song?“I have a dream”“Now is the time to”“One hundred years later”“Let freedom ring”
- 16. Multiple ChoiceDr. King’s speech does not incorporaterepeated phrasesquotations from songsthanks to distinguished guestsreferences to the Bible
- 17. Multiple ChoiceDr. King is convinced thatdreams rarely become realitythe struggle must continueequality has been achievedjustice is a privilege
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHow did Dr. King appeal to his audience?He compared them to childrenHe appealed to their sense of justice, fair play, and patriotismHe reminded them of the homeland from which they have comeHe made them angry about their history by repeatedly referring to slavery
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Dr. King quote “My country, ‘tis of thee”?To make a patriotic appeal to his audienceTo introduce his quote from the Pledge of Allegianceo get everyone in the mood to hear his thoughts on politicsTo balance out the Bible verses he previously used with some non-religious references
- 20. Multiple ChoiceToward the end of the speech, in the paragraphs beginning with the now-famous phrase "I have a dream," Dr. King mentions certain members of his own family. Why does he do this?To connect with his audience as a fellow parent and have them think of their own childrenTo show everyone how well he has raised his childreno get the white members of the audience to feel guilty for how they treated his childrenTo have a reason to bring his children to the speech
- 21. Multiple ChoiceREAD THE EXCERPT AND THEN SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER.
"I HOPE YOU SEE THE DISTINCTION I AM TRYING TO POINT OUT."
CHOOSE THE WORD THAT WOULD BEST REPLACE THE WORD DISTINCTION AS IT IS USED IN THE ORIGINAL SENTENCE FROM THE TEXT.DIFFERENCESAMENESSLIKENESSUNITY - 22. Multiple ChoiceHOW DID DR. KING USE THE 17TH PARAGRAPH TO HELP DEVELOP THE IDEA OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE?HE JUST LISTED EXAMPLES OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE.HE GIVES A HISTORY OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE THROUGH THE USE OF ALLUSION.HE EXPLAINS WHY HE BELIEVES THAT CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IS WRONG.HE DISCUSSES ONLY BIBLICAL ALLUSIONS TO EXPLAIN CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceHow does the author develop the central idea that the WHITE MODERATE IS MORE A STUMBLING BLOCK THAN THE KLAN throughout PARAGRAPH 19?BY EXPLAINING HOW WHITE MODERATES ARE HOLDING THE MOVEMENT BACKBY PRAISING THE KLAN FOR BEING OUT IN THE OPEN WITH THEIR RACISM.
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