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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of the word idly as it is used in this sentence?
"I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta watching what is happening in Birmingham."
Angrily
Inactively
Lazily
Suspiciously
- 2. Multiple Choice
What country is the Guantanamo Bay Prison located in?
America
Cuba
Guatemala
Mexico
- 3. Multiple Choice
Please select all the places that are segregated in Birmingham according to Dr. King in "Letters from Birmingham."
Amusement Parks
Classrooms
Restaurants
Train Stations
- 4. Multiple Choice
Please select all the ways black people are disrespected according to Dr. King.
Signs that say "white" and "colored"
Calling all men "boy"
Women are not called "miss" or "mrs"
Their churches are burned
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which one of these is not a step outlined in the four basic steps of nonviolent action by Dr. King?
Collection of facts to find injustices
Negotiation
Self-Purification
Bargaining
Direct Action
- 6. Fill in the Blank
Finish this quote - "For years now I have heard the word "_____." This "____" has almost meant "never."
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the definition of the word implored as it's used here:
He implored the government not to appeal his ruling, because “seven years of waiting for our legal system to give them an answer is more than plenty.”
Begged
Suggested
Wanted
Yelled At
- 8. Multiple Choice
What are Dr. King's reactions to the injustices in Birmingham, Alabama?
Apathetic and Irate
Determined and Irate
Hostile and Indifferent
Indifferent and Apathetic
- 9. Fill in the Blank
The biggest issue in Birmingham, Alabama was police _______________
- 10. Fill in the Blank
The U.S. Government believed that Lakhdar B. was a _________________ and that is why he was sent to Guantanemo Bay.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which was not a reaction Lakhdar had to his injustices?
Apathetic
Determined
Hopeful
Passionate
- 12. Multiple Choice
How did Lakhdar protest while he was in prison?
He would get in fights
He would go on a hunger strike
He would steal from other prisoners
He would sabotage the computers
- 13. Multiple Choice
What country was the U.S. Embassy of Sarajevo located in? (This is where Lakhdar was arrested)
Bosnia
Greece
Netherlands
Zimbabwe
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which was not true about Lakhdar's case?
The American government believed him at first
The Bosnian Court said he was innocent
Lakhdar was jailed with 5 other men
Lakhdar went voluntarily to the intelligence officer
- 15. Open Ended
Does the government have the right to use torture to gain information, if they think it will help save thousands of lives? Why or why not?
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