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- 1. Multiple ChoiceTo whom is the Letter from Birmingham Jail addressed?ministers who criticized King's effortswhites who arrested King for no reasonhis coworkers in the Southern Christian Leadership Conferencehis wife and his lawyer
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why was King in Birmingham?
he was invited to help fight the segregation there
he lived there
he gave a speech there but drove over the speed limit on his way out of town
he picked Birmingham as the next place to hold a non-violent protest
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy use non-violent direct action?to force people who refuse to negotiate to confront the issuebecause they can't afford weaponsit's easier than trying to negotiateto avoid speaking to the people who are causing the problem
- 4. Multiple ChoiceAccording to King, history shows that...people don't like to give up their power.people easily listen to others and change their behavior.social change happens quickly, not over time.equality can never happen.
- 5. Multiple Choice
King challenges other ministers to see the struggle for equality as...
a moral concern.
a political concern.
a personal concern.
not their concern.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceKing believes that resentment and frustration over racism should be channeled into...non-violent direct action.violent protest.religious belief.political discussions.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why does Dr. King say that he is answering the clergymen?
They have acted in an unwise way.
King uses letter-writing to bring about change.
Their letter shows them to be extremists.
He believes them to be sincere and good.
- 8. Multiple Choice
What counterargument does Dr. King present to the advice to wait?
Democratically elected officials would not require African Americans to wait.
Socrates would not have waited under the same circumstances.
African Americans already have waited for more than 340 years.
The 1954 Supreme Court decision has made it impossible to wait.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which statement is a position of Dr. King's opponents?
Racial injustice in Birmingham must be stopped at all costs.
The Boston Tea Party was an act of civil disobedience.
Dr. King's peaceful actions are wrong because violence results from them.
Demonstrations are necessary to break down segregation.
- 10. Multiple Choice
What 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 many relatives in Birmingham.
He has organizational ties in Birmingham.
He went to college in Birmingham/
- 11. Multiple Choice
According to King, the purpose of direct nonviolent action is to...
end 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.
- 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
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