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- 1. Multiple ChoiceOther than "I have a dream", what other phrase does he repeat?Let there be peaceLet us all come togetherLet joy aboundLet freedom ring
- 2. Multiple Choice
Q: Martin Luther King, Jr. uses the image of “the valley” to representa. justiceb. bad timesc. the futured. peace - 3. Multiple ChoiceThe main focus of Dr. King’s speech isA. getting more money for America’s black populationB. convincing everyone to live in peace and tranquilityC. celebrating the anniversary of the Emancipation ProclamationD. ending segregation and racial injustice in America
- 4. Multiple Choice“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character” (104-107).
Based on this statement, how does King feel about the future of America?scaredangryhopefulsad - 5. Multiple ChoiceKing says his dreamoccured while napping on a New Hampshire hilltopincluded Abraham Lincoln and the Governor of Alabamais rooted in the American Dreambecame a nightmare of nullification
- 6. Multiple Choice"...and we will not be satisfied until 'justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream.'" What rhetorical device is stated here?metaphorsimileallusionparallelism
- 7. Multiple ChoiceKing mentions the writers of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence because theyfaced poverty and discrimination.issued promissory notes to United States banks.believed in equality of rights for alleliminated slavery.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceKing uses an extended metaphor of a bad check toshow that the Department of Treasury is bankruptdescribe how the Emancipation Proclamation was a great successto explain how the U. S. Government has failed in its obligation to its African American citizensdescribe how the bank of justice has followed through on its promise
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe overall tone of King's speech isangrydepressinginspiring and hopefulargumentative
- 10. Multiple Choice
1. In paragraph 8, MLK warns his audience to continue to not “degenerate into physical violence”. What is he referring to?
Tranquility
Protests
Equal Rights for all Americans
The time is now
- 11. Multiple Choice
MLK uses the metaphor of a check that cannot be cashed and compares it to. . . . ?
justice that rolls down like a waterfall
the rights and guarantees that African Americans should have, but do not have in the United States
jobs that are unavailable
money not received for services provided
- 12. Multiple Choice
In paragraph 4, MLK states that our forefathers wrote a promissory note to all Americans, guaranteeing certain rights. Those rights include:
for Americans given a bad check
a bank with money to cover all checks
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness (unalienable rights)
checks cannot be cashed due to insufficient funds
- 13. Multiple Choice
1. MLK tells his audience in paragraph 5 that he believes there is still hope that African Americans can attain equal rights. Which quotation best expresses this idea?
a. “But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt”.
"Now is the time to rise up and demand equality"
"The riches of freedom and justice"
" A check that will give us upon demand"
- 14. Multiple Choice
The last line of paragraph 7, MLK states: “the whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges”. What does he mean by this statement?
African Americans will degenerate into violence
America is a racist society
African Americans will continue to fight until they achieve justice.
Equal rights are guaranteed to all American citizens
- 15. Multiple Choice
1. In paragraph 7, MLK uses the imagery of a sweltering summer….and an invigorating autumn to talk about:
The importance of saying the Pledge of allegiance every morning.
hot summer and cool fall
The United States has a horrible past with slavery and discrimination, but he hopes to have a new beginning
The uncomfortable/discontent of summer followed by the energetic/invigorating freedom & equality of autumn
- 16. Multiple Choice
1. MLK uses manacles (paragraph 3) to represent:
slavery
freedom
segregation
equality
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