Letter From Birmingham Jail

Front

Which of the following is not a step in Dr. King's nonviolent campaign?

• negotiation
• collection of facts
• direct action
• disappointment

Back

disappointment

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Front

To whom is the Letter from Birmingham Jail addressed?

Back

ministers who criticized King's efforts

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

Front

Why was King in Birmingham?

Back

he was invited to help fight the segregation there

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

Front

What counterargument does Dr. King present to the advice to wait?

Back

African Americans already have waited for more than 340 years.

Front

How should someone break an unjust law?

Back

openly, lovingly and with a willingness to accept the penalty.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Front

Who was the Negro's "great stumbling block," according to MLK Jr.? Options: Birmingham Police Department, Ku Klux Klan, White Citizen's Council, White Moderate

Back

White Moderate

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Front

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice..."

Back

...everywhere."

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Front

What does MLK believe about breaking the law?

Back

If a law is deemed unjust, then it must be broken.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Front

According to MLK, what is civil disobedience?

Back

breaking the law in a peaceful manner

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Front

Identify the rhetorical appeal Dr. King employs:

"...when you have to concoct an answer for a five-year-old son who is asking: 'Daddy, why do white people treat colored people so mean?'..."
Options: ethos, kairos, logos, pathos

Back

pathos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5