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Multiple Choice
evoking emotion, especially pity or sadness, in the audience or reader
pathos
ethos
allusion
point of view
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Multiple Choice
3
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
4
Multiple Choice
5
Multiple Choice
6
Multiple Choice
7
Multiple Choice
"Justice too long delayed is justice _________"
denied.
waiting to happen.
soon.
never.
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Multiple Choice
9
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.
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Multiple Choice
"Let us all hope that . . . in the not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty."
metaphor
allusion
direct action
pathos
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Multiple Choice
12
Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a step in Dr. King's nonviolent campaign?
negotiation
collection of facts
direct action
disappointment
13
Multiple Choice
14
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
15
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.
16
Multiple Choice
How should someone break an unjust law?
openly, lovingly and with a willingness to accept the penalty.
confidently, aggressively, and unwilling to back down.
fearfully, timidly, and with a willingness to surrender.
arrogantly, proudly, and with a willingness to use violence.
17
Multiple Choice
Who was the Negro's "great stumbling block," according to MLK Jr.?
Birmingham Police Department
Ku Klux Klan
White Citizen's Council
White Moderate
18
Multiple Choice
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice...
...in some places."
...in the south."
...everywhere."
end of sentence.
19
Multiple Choice
What does MLK believe about breaking the law?
Laws should not be broken under any circumstances.
Only the wealthy are allowed to break the law because they can afford to pay the price.
If a law is deemed unjust, then it must be broken.
Laws may be broken if the Bible says so.
20
Multiple Choice
According to MLK, what is civil disobedience?
a struggle between two social groups
breaking the law in a peaceful manner
breaking the law with the use of violence
a struggle between branches of the government
21
Multiple Choice
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?'..."
ethos
kairos
logos
pathos
22
Multiple Choice
What is the definition of the underlined word?
"We have some eighty-five affiliated organizations across the South and Georgia."
white supremacist
alienation
joined in close association
self-contradiction
23
Multiple Choice
"I have the honor of serving as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization operating in every southern state..." is an example of
ethos
pathos
logos
24
Multiple Choice
"I say this as a minister of the gospel, who loves the church; who was nurtured in its bosom;..." is an example of
simile
metaphor
personification
alliteration
25
Multiple Choice
In paragraph 24, King notes that "...they [white moderates] fail in this purpose they become the dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress". Identify the rhetorical device present above.
Simile
Metaphor
Juxtaposition
Irony
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Multiple Choice
" . . . and just as the Apostle Paul left his village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ to the far corners of the Greco-Roman world, so am I compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own home town. Like Paul, I must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for aid."
ethos
pathos
logos
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Multiple Choice
“The purpose of our direct-action program is to create a situation so crisis-packed that it will inevitably open the door to negotiation. I therefore concur with you in your call for negotiation. Too long has our beloved Southland been bogged down in a tragic effort to live in monologue
rather than dialogue."
ethos
pathos
logos
28
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.
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
In his opening paragraph, King says that he rarely pauses to answer criticisms, but he is replying to the clergymen because
their 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.
31
Multiple Choice
What is a moratorium?
a temporary stoppage
an unjust law
a burial site
an unacceptable excuse
32
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.
33
Multiple Choice
Why does King compare himself to early Christian prophets?
Because they died fighting for their cause?
Because they believed in civil disobedience.
Because they did not submit to unjust laws.
Because they did not negotiate with enemies.
34
Multiple Choice
What does King mean when he says in lines 37-38, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”?
All citizens are equally threatened by justice.
All laws are unfair and should be ignored.
All laws are unfair and should be ignored.
Everyone is affected when one person is hurt.
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Multiple Choice
According to King, the purpose of direct nonviolent action is to
End the bombings of homes and churches.
Halt the activities of both merchants and consumers.
Create tension so that people must confront an issue.
Draw the sympathy of the religious community and moderate whites.
36
Multiple Choice
King uses the evidence that other nations are gaining political independence to argue against
inhumane treatment
waiting for freedom
violent protests
asking for compromise
37
Multiple Choice
Which is NOT one of the four basic steps in any nonviolent campaign?
Collection of the facts
Physical retaliation
Negotiation
Direct action
38
Multiple Choice
King states that there are two types of laws: Just and unjust. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a “just” law?
man-made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God
a majority compels a minority to follow and that is willing to follow itself.
uplifts human personality.
is out of harmony with the moral law.
39
Multiple Choice
King expresses his “grave disappointment” with which of the following groups?
liberals
white moderates
conservatives
teachers
40
Multiple Choice
King’s definition of civil disobedience includes
breaking unjust laws
accepting the penalty
resisting violently
both A and B
41
Multiple Choice
What statement best describes Dr. King’s purpose in writing the letter?
Dr. King hoped to explain why the discrimination of African Americans is immoral
Dr. King criticized white Americans who were supportive of his cause but were fearful of the Klan’s terrorism
Dr. King attempts to encourage all Americans to end racism by joining the cause
Dr. King responded to the criticism he received from people by addressing each of their claims.
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Multiple Choice
Dr. King sought to respond to the criticism he received from people that he considered to be colleagues by methodically addressing each of their claims.
It's more important to have a timely response to criticism & prejudice than to maintain moral integrity.
The presence of injustice necessitates a nonviolent response to repair the harms of prejudice & discrimination
Peace will only be achieved after white supremacists are transformed by the white moderate.
The church’s role in the civil rights movement continues to create tension & alienate followers
43
Multiple Choice
Which word most nearly means
grown weak; lived under distressing conditions
languished
stagnation
complacency
idly
44
Multiple Choice
Which word most nearly means
without taking action
postpone
idly
languished
yearning
45
Multiple Choice
Which word most nearly means
strong desire; longing
stagnation
complacency
postpone
yearning
46
Multiple Choice
Which word most nearly means
delay
complacency
postpone
languished
stagnation
47
Multiple Choice
Which word most nearly means
inactive; not moving or changing
stagnation
yearning
languished
postpone
48
Multiple Choice
Which word most nearly means
state of unthinking or satisfied acceptance
Stagnation
postpone
yearning
complacency
49
Multiple Choice
In his opening statement, King says he rarely answers criticisms, but he replies to this because
Their actions were unwise and untimely.
He believes them to be sincere and good.
Their letter shows them to be extremist.
He wants his letter to bring about change.
50
Multiple Choice
Which of the following sentences from “Letter from Birmingham Jail” is an example of antithesis?
My citing the creation of tension as part of the work of the nonviolent resister may sound rather shocking.
One of the basic points in your statement is that the action that I and my associates have taken in Birmingham is untimely.
My friends, I must say to you that we have not made a single gain in civil rights without determined legal and nonviolent pressure
We know through painful experience that freedom is never
voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
51
Multiple Choice
Which of the following excerpts from “Letter from Birmingham Jail” is an example of an allusion?
If I have said anything in this letter that overstates the truth and indicates an unreasonable impatience, I beg you to forgive me.
I wish you had commended the Negro sit inners and demonstrators of Birmingham for their sublime courage, their willingness to suffer and their amazing discipline in the midst of great provocation.
But now I
must affirm that it is just as wrong, or perhaps even more so, to use moral
means to preserve immoral ends.
We should never forget that everything Adolf Hitler did in Germany was “legal” and everything the Hungarian freedom fighters did in Hungary was “illegal.”
52
Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of idly in the following sentence?
Savannah gazed idly out the window, neglecting the book that lay open on her knee.
in a lazy, passive way
in a puzzled, confused way
in a cheerful, happy way
in a concentrated, fierce way
53
Multiple Choice
According to “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” why is King “so greatly disappointed with the white church and its leadership”?
King believes that the leaders have become entirely
absorbed in secular rather than religious concerns.
King believes that the church has stolen and misused
donations given by its poorest parishioners.
King believes that the leaders have not stood up boldly in support of civil rights.
King believes that the church has nothing relevant to offer to the youth of the 1960s.
54
Multiple Choice
According to “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” what is the main reason King and his followers are demonstrating and protesting in Birmingham, instead of negotiating with city leaders?
because King is affiliated with certain organizations in
Birmingham
because King does not trust the white clergy to host fair negotiations
because a significant
political election has just taken place in Birmingham
because Birmingham failed to keep promises made in earlier negotiations
55
Multiple Choice
Read this sentence from “Letter from Birmingham Jail”:
[T]here are two types of laws: just and unjust.
Which statement best describes the distinction King draws, in the letter, between two types of laws?
Just laws apply to deep-seated human prejudices, while unjust laws do not.
Just laws can realistically be enforced in actual life, while unjust laws cannot.
Just laws are rooted in universal principles of fairness, while unjust laws are not.
Just laws vary in harshness according to circumstances, while unjust laws do not.
56
Multiple Choice
What rhetorical appeal is this quote most likely an example of?
"Let me give another example. A law is unjust if it is inflicted on a minority that, as a result of being denied the right to vote, had no part in enacting or devising the law."
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
57
Multiple Choice
What rhetorical appeal is the following quote most likely an example of?
"To put it in terms of St. Thomas Aquinas..."
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
58
Multiple Choice
What rhetorical device is the following quote most likely an example of?
"When you are humiliated day in and day out by nagging signs reading 'white' and 'colored'"
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
59
Multiple Choice
What literary term is the following quote most likely categorized as?
"Like a boil that can never be cured so long as it is covered up by must be opened with all its ugliness to the natural medicines of air and light, injustice must br exposed"
Metaphor
Simile
Juxtaposition
60
Multiple Choice
Which of the following sentences from “Letter from Birmingham Jail” is an example of antithesis?
My citing the creation of tension as part of the work of the nonviolent resister may sound rather shocking.
One of the basic points in your statement is that the action that I and my associates have taken in Birmingham is untimely.
My friends, I must say to you that we have not made a single gain in civil rights without determined legal and nonviolent pressure
We know through painful experience that freedom is never
voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
61
Multiple Choice
Which of the following excerpts from “Letter from Birmingham Jail” is an example of an allusion?
If I have said anything in this letter that overstates the truth and indicates an unreasonable impatience, I beg you to forgive me.
I wish you had commended the Negro sit inners and demonstrators of Birmingham for their sublime courage, their willingness to suffer and their amazing discipline in the midst of great provocation.
But now I
must affirm that it is just as wrong, or perhaps even more so, to use moral
means to preserve immoral ends.
We should never forget that everything Adolf Hitler did in Germany was “legal” and everything the Hungarian freedom fighters did in Hungary was “illegal.”
62
Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of idly in the following sentence?
Savannah gazed idly out the window, neglecting the book that lay open on her knee.
in a lazy, passive way
in a puzzled, confused way
in a cheerful, happy way
in a concentrated, fierce way
63
Multiple Choice
According to “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” why is King “so greatly disappointed with the white church and its leadership”?
King believes that the leaders have become entirely
absorbed in secular rather than religious concerns.
King believes that the church has stolen and misused
donations given by its poorest parishioners.
King believes that the leaders have not stood up boldly in support of civil rights.
King believes that the church has nothing relevant to offer to the youth of the 1960s.
64
Multiple Choice
According to “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” what is the main reason King and his followers are demonstrating and protesting in Birmingham, instead of negotiating with city leaders?
because King is affiliated with certain organizations in
Birmingham
because King does not trust the white clergy to host fair negotiations
because a significant
political election has just taken place in Birmingham
because Birmingham failed to keep promises made in earlier negotiations
65
Multiple Choice
Read this sentence from “Letter from Birmingham Jail”:
[T]here are two types of laws: just and unjust.
Which statement best describes the distinction King draws, in the letter, between two types of laws?
Just laws apply to deep-seated human prejudices, while unjust laws do not.
Just laws can realistically be enforced in actual life, while unjust laws cannot.
Just laws are rooted in universal principles of fairness, while unjust laws are not.
Just laws vary in harshness according to circumstances, while unjust laws do not.
66
Multiple Choice
What rhetorical appeal is this quote most likely an example of?
"Let me give another example. A law is unjust if it is inflicted on a minority that, as a result of being denied the right to vote, had no part in enacting or devising the law."
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
67
Multiple Choice
What rhetorical appeal is the following quote most likely an example of?
"To put it in terms of St. Thomas Aquinas..."
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
68
Multiple Choice
What rhetorical device is the following quote most likely an example of?
"When you are humiliated day in and day out by nagging signs reading 'white' and 'colored'"
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
69
Multiple Choice
What literary term is the following quote most likely categorized as?
"Like a boil that can never be cured so long as it is covered up by must be opened with all its ugliness to the natural medicines of air and light, injustice must br exposed"
Metaphor
Simile
Juxtaposition
70
Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a step in Dr. King's nonviolent campaign?
negotiation
collection of facts
direct action
disappointment
71
Multiple Choice
72
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
73
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.
74
Multiple Choice
How should someone break an unjust law?
openly, lovingly and with a willingness to accept the penalty.
confidently, aggressively, and unwilling to back down.
fearfully, timidly, and with a willingness to surrender.
arrogantly, proudly, and with a willingness to use violence.
75
Multiple Choice
Who was the Negro's "great stumbling block," according to MLK Jr.?
Birmingham Police Department
Ku Klux Klan
White Citizen's Council
White Moderate
76
Multiple Choice
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice...
...in some places."
...in the south."
...everywhere."
end of sentence.
77
Multiple Choice
What does MLK believe about breaking the law?
Laws should not be broken under any circumstances.
Only the wealthy are allowed to break the law because they can afford to pay the price.
If a law is deemed unjust, then it must be broken.
Laws may be broken if the Bible says so.
78
Multiple Choice
According to MLK, what is civil disobedience?
a struggle between two social groups
breaking the law in a peaceful manner
breaking the law with the use of violence
a struggle between branches of the government
79
Multiple Choice
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?'..."
ethos
kairos
logos
pathos
80
Multiple Choice
What is the definition of the underlined word?
"We have some eighty-five affiliated organizations across the South and Georgia."
white supremacist
alienation
joined in close association
self-contradiction
81
Multiple Choice
"I have the honor of serving as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization operating in every southern state..." is an example of
ethos
pathos
logos
82
Multiple Choice
"I say this as a minister of the gospel, who loves the church; who was nurtured in its bosom;..." is an example of
simile
metaphor
personification
alliteration
83
Multiple Choice
In paragraph 24, King notes that "...they [white moderates] fail in this purpose they become the dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress". Identify the rhetorical device present above.
Simile
Metaphor
Juxtaposition
Irony
84
Multiple Choice
" . . . and just as the Apostle Paul left his village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ to the far corners of the Greco-Roman world, so am I compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own home town. Like Paul, I must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for aid."
ethos
pathos
logos
85
Multiple Choice
“The purpose of our direct-action program is to create a situation so crisis-packed that it will inevitably open the door to negotiation. I therefore concur with you in your call for negotiation. Too long has our beloved Southland been bogged down in a tragic effort to live in monologue
rather than dialogue."
ethos
pathos
logos
86
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.
87
Multiple Choice
88
Multiple Choice
In his opening paragraph, King says that he rarely pauses to answer criticisms, but he is replying to the clergymen because
their 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.
89
Multiple Choice
What is a moratorium?
a temporary stoppage
an unjust law
a burial site
an unacceptable excuse
90
Multiple Choice
practices that exist in reality, even if not officially recognized by laws
ad hominem
de facto
de plane
superfluous anemia
91
Multiple Choice
describes practices that are legally recognised, regardless of whether the practice exists in reality
bon nuit
anonymous
drawbar
de jure
92
Multiple Choice
to warn or reprimand someone firmly.
cumulo
admonish
docent
nimbus
93
Multiple Choice
communication by exchanging letters with someone
chagrin
comatose
correspondence
chiplo
94
Multiple Choice
officially attached or connected to an organization
ancillary
august
autumnal
affiliated
95
Multiple Choice
having knowledge or being aware of
corpuscular
cohabitating
cognizant
cochlear
96
Multiple Choice
of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded
preferential
partake
populist
provincial
97
Multiple Choice
to deny or contradict
gainsay
gregarious
gamblor
galvanize
98
Multiple Choice
a person who urges others to protest or rebel
agrarian
agitator
anarchist
autodidact
99
Multiple Choice
one of two or more available possibilities
anagram
amazonian
alternative
arugula
100
Multiple Choice
using peaceful means rather than force, especially to bring about political or social change
necronomicon
naugahyde
nepotism
nonviolent
101
Multiple Choice
nullify; make ineffective
nematode
necrotize
notarize
negate
102
Multiple Choice
the expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults or mistakes
criticism
catechism
cloister
cagian
103
Multiple Choice
relating to a country in the southern balkans
Malthusian
Ministerial
Monotype
Macedonian
104
Multiple Choice
a recognized autonomous branch of the Christian Church
denomination
deontology
digimon
dialectical materialism
105
Multiple Choice
a temporary prohibition of an activity
malteasers
Morrissey
moratorium
moribund
106
Multiple Choice
not often; rarely
sassafras
succotash
slapdash
seldom
107
Multiple Choice
the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time
zeitgeist
zephyr
zulu
zeppelin
108
Multiple Choice
What year was "Letter From Birmingham Jail" published?
1963
1964
1965
1066
109
Multiple Choice
a form of protest in which demonstrators occupy a place, refusing to leave until their demands are met.
sit-in
petition
march
boycott
110
Multiple Choice
withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest.
sit-in
freedom ride
voter registration
boycott
111
Multiple Choice
the use of strikes, demonstrations, or other public forms of protest rather than negotiation to achieve one's demands.
boycotts
direct action
lawsuits
petitions
113
Multiple Choice
the existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues.
progress
revolution
status quo
backslide
114
Multiple Choice
a person who takes a position in the political center. centrist, middle-of-the-roader, not extreme
radical
moderate
indifferent
extremist
115
Multiple Choice
African American children and young adults joined their elders in the Birmingham Campaign in an attempt to overturn the city's harsh segregation laws and practices through sit-ins, boycotts, and marches.
March on Washington
Freedom Summer
Project-C
Montgomery Bus Boycott
116
Multiple Choice
The Birmingham campaign was an American movement organized in early 1963 by ______________ to bring attention to the integration efforts of African Americans in Birmingham, Alabama.
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
117
Multiple Choice
Led by _____________, James Bevel, Fred Shuttlesworth and others, the campaign of nonviolent direct action culminated in widely publicized confrontations between young black students and white civic authorities, and eventually led the municipal government to change the city's discrimination laws.
Malcolm X
John Lewis
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King
118
Multiple Choice
When the campaign ran low on adult volunteers, _____________ thought of the idea of having students become the main demonstrators in the Birmingham campaign. He then trained and directed high school, college, and elementary school students in nonviolence, and asked them to participate in the demonstrations by taking a peaceful walk 50 at a time from the 16th Street Baptist Church to City Hall in order to talk to the mayor about segregation. This resulted in over a thousand arrests.
Martin Luther King
Fred Shuttlesworth
Ralph Abernathy
James Bevel
119
Multiple Choice
Why does King write "Letter from Birmingham Jail"? Choose one option.
to propose a peaceful settlement with the white police force of the city
to ask for volunteers who are supporters of the civil rights movement
to make his argument to everyone who will read the letter after its publication
to accuse the white clergy of Birmingham of secretly supporting black nationalists
120
Multiple Choice
According to "Letter from Birmingham Jail", what is the main reason King and his followers are demonstrating and protesting in Birmingham, instead of negotiating with city leaders?
because King is affiliated with certain organizations in Birmingham
because King does not trust the white clergy to host fair negotiations
because a significant political election has just taken place in Birmingham
because Birmingham failed to keep promises made in earlier negotiations
121
Multiple Choice
In "Letter from Birmingham Jail", King cites T. S. Eliot’s observation about doing “the right deed for the wrong reason.” How does Eliot’s observation apply to actions that King describes in his letter?
It applies to the seventy-two-year-old African American woman who supports the boycott of Montgomery's segregated bus system even though she is tired and oppressed.
It applies to those Birmingham police officers who use legal, nonviolent means to handle demonstrators in public but do so to maintain the injustice of racial discrimination.
It applies to the "Negro sit inners and demonstrators" who show amazing discipline in their nonviolent protests, even when they face great provocation.
It applies to those Birmingham police officers who show restraint in handling the demonstrators in public but treat them very harshly in the privacy of the city jail.
122
Multiple Choice
According to "Letter from Birmingham Jail", why is King “so greatly disappointed with the white church and its leadership”?
King believes that the leaders have become entirely absorbed in secular rather than religious concerns.
King believes that the leaders have not stood up boldly in support of civil rights.
King believes that the church has nothing relevant to offer to the youth of the 1960s.
King believes that the church has stolen and misused donations given by its poorest parishioners.
123
Multiple Choice
Which of the following situations best illustrates the meaning of yearning?
taking a break from work to get a breath of fresh air outdoors
picking up speed in a race when the finish line comes into view
wishing for signs of springtime during the depths of an icy winter
celebrating an achievement that represents long and patient effort
124
Multiple Choice
In Letter from Birmingham Jail, King expresses discontent with the “moderates” who sympathize with but take no part in the civil rights struggle, saying:
Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection.
Which statement best explains why King would rather face outright opposition than “lukewarm acceptance”?
He believes that those who oppose the movement may persuade the moderates to join them.
He believes that as long as the moderates stand passively aside, conditions cannot improve.
He believes that because opposition is violent, it does much more harm than passive acceptance.
He believes that moderates who play no active role in the movement are secretly working against it.
125
Multiple Choice
Read this sentence from Letter from Birmingham Jail:
[T]here are two types of laws: just and unjust.
Which statement best describes the distinction King draws, in the letter, between two types of laws?
Just laws are rooted in universal principles of fairness, while unjust laws are not.
Just laws vary in harshness according to circumstances, while unjust laws do not.
Just laws can realistically be enforced in actual life, while unjust laws cannot.
Just laws apply to deep-seated human prejudices, while unjust laws do not.
126
Multiple Choice
Near the end of Letter from Birmingham Jail, King says, “I have no despair about the future. I have no fear about the outcome of our struggle. . . .” Which statement best explains why King feels so certain of ultimate victory?
He senses that allies in other nations will soon rally to the cause of civil rights.
He knows that the civil rights movement is better funded than those who oppose them.
He knows that the size of the movement ensures that it can elect candidates who will abolish segregation.
He believes that he and his followers are stronger than those who oppose them.
127
Multiple Choice
Which excerpt from Letter from Birmingham Jail best supports the answer to Part A?
Now is the time to make real the promise of democracy and transform our pending national elegy into a creative psalm of brotherhood. Now is the time to lift our national policy from the quicksand of racial injustice to the solid rock of human dignity.
For more than two centuries our forebears labored in this country without wages . . . and yet out of a bottomless vitality they continued to thrive and develop. If the inexpressible cruelties of slavery could not stop us, the opposition we now face will surely fail.
Their witness has been the spiritual salt that has preserved the true meaning of the gospel in these troubled times. They have carved a tunnel of hope through the dark mountain of disappointment.
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Which of the following sentences from "Letter from Birmingham Jail" is an example of antithesis?
My citing the creation of tension as part of the work of the nonviolent resister may sound rather shocking.
We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
One of the basic points in your statement is that the action that I and my associates have taken in Birmingham is untimely.
My friends, I must say to you that we have not made a single gain in civil rights without determined legal and nonviolent pressure.
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Which of the following excerpts from "Letter from Birmingham Jail" contains an example of a rhetorical question?
One of the basic points in your statement is that the action that I and my associates have taken in Birmingham is untimely. Some have asked: "Why didn't you give the new city administration time to act?"
Perhaps it is easy for those who have never felt the stinging darts of segregation to say, "Wait." But . . . 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?'' . . . then you will understand why we find it difficult to wait.
In your statement you assert that our actions, even though peaceful, must be condemned because they precipitate violence. . . . Isn't this like condemning a robbed man because his possession of money precipitated the evil act of robbery?
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Identify the relative pronoun in the following sentence.
This photograph shows all the students who attended the protest march last spring.
this
all
who
last
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The following sentence contains an underlined relative clause. Which word from the sentence does the relative clause modify?
Ordinary people who were tired of being oppressed rose up against injustice in great numbers during the 1960s.
people
injustice
numbers
decade
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Identify the relative clause in the following sentence.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who is a great American hero, is honored, long after his death, with a national holiday celebrated in January.
in January
with a national holiday
long after his death
who is a great American hero
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Fill in the Blank
Which term is used when talking about REVENGE?
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following would be used when talking about morals?
attitudes
manifesting
mores
(mo rays)
concepts
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Which happens when someone incites or inflames a situation?
Provocation
Complacency
Retaliation
None
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following would be used when talking about being aware?
Precipitate
Provocation
Complacency
Cognizant
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Which of the following would be Martin Luther King's affiliates?
Souther Christian Leadership
Miami Dolphin Football Team
Chivas
None
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Which is NOT an example of an EXTENDED ALLUSION?
our organization
the Apostle Paul left his home
the gospel of Jesus Christ
the prophets of the eighth century B.C. left...
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ministers who criticized King's efforts
whites who arrested King for no reason
his coworkers in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
his wife and his lawyer
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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
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to force people who refuse to negotiate to confront the issue
because they can't afford weapons
it's easier than trying to negotiate
to avoid speaking to the people who are causing the problem
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metaphor
simile
allusion
negotation
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"Justice too long delayed is justice _________"
denied.
waiting to happen.
soon.
never.
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"Let us all hope that . . . in the not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty."
metaphor
allusion
direct action
pathos
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non-violent direct action.
violent protest.
religious belief.
political discussions.
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something you see out of focus
something that is seen but not real
a reference to something else
an exaggeration of principal
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Release from restraint or inhibition
A temporary prohibition of an activity
A state of disorder due to lack of authority
Concerned with practical matters
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know about them
have forgotten them
can't spell them
don't like them
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died fighting for their cause.
did not submit to unjust laws.
believed in civil disobedience.
did not negotiate with enemies.
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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.
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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.
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getting more money for America’s black population
convincing everyone to live in peace and tranquility
celebrating the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
ending segregation and racial injustice in America
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"Letter from Birmingham Jail" Comprehension and Vocabulary
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Open Ended
Dr. King is disappointed in the Church and its leadership. What else does he feel for the Church, other than disappointment? Does he hate the Church?
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POINTS
Read and understand "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
Define and understand concept vocabulary and the latin root -plac-
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Open Ended
What is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. responding to in this letter?
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Open Ended
According to Dr. King, what are the four basic steps that a nonviolent campaign must follow? (see paragraph 6 is you're stuck)
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Open Ended
According to Dr. King, what are the two types of laws?
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Open Ended
Independent Practice: According to Dr. King, who are the South's real heroes?
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POINTS
Read and understand "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (done!)
Define and understand concept vocabulary and the latin root -plac-
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Concept Vocabulary
idly
stagnation
yearning
postpone
complacency
languished
All these words are related to inaction (not acting/not doing anything)
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Open Ended
Pick two words. How does each word contribute to the idea of inaction?
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Latin Root: -plac-
-plac- = calm, peaceful, pleasing
a word that includes -plac- is related to these ideas
for instance, "complacency" suggests a feeling of being relaxed or satisfied with a situation
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Open Ended
What other words can you think of with -plac- in them. How do they fit the meaning of -plac-?
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Open Ended
Independent Practice: "The child was having a temper tantrum and could not be placated." What do you think "placated" means, based on your understanding of "-plac-"?
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POINTS
Read and understand "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (done!)
Define and understand concept vocabulary and the latin root -plac- (done!)
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Multiple Choice
Provincial means...
with no reason or purpose
sparkling or shining brightly
local concerns
a strained state from two forces acting against each other
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Imagine you're at a party and you overhear Daniel saying to Anika, 'If I am cognizant of your plans, I..'. What do you think Daniel means?
know about them
have forgotten them
can't spell them
don't like them
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Multiple Choice
To deplore most nearly means to:
beg
tell a story
hate something
release
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Multiple Choice
Imagine Kai, Mason, and Nora are playing a trivia game. Kai pulls out a card and reads, 'The state of Nevada declared a(n) ______ on the death penalty until it could conduct studies on its effectiveness.' What word completes the sentence?
estrangement
moratorium
devotee
ideology
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Multiple Choice
A student's unfettered curiosity might lead them to:
strive for the highest GPA possible
refuse to work with other students
be reluctant to learn new things
seek out more information on a subject
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If, as King notes, segregation "relegat[es] persons to the status of things," it:
makes them more important than things
assigns them an insignificant status
causes them to think of themselves as objects
forces them to work together
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Mr. Johnson is like a gadfly in the hallway because he:
inconveniences students to get them to class on time
has many friends who come by to say hello
never sends rude students to ISS
sends his least favorite students to ISS
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King says that all Americans are "tied in a single garment of destiny" and that "whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." The best word for this idea is
triviality
conviviality
mutuality
futility
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Multiple Choice
Query most nearly means
a fact
an opinion
a rumor
a question
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Rohan, William, and Maya are playing a word game. Rohan picked the word Futility. Can you help Maya guess what it most nearly means?
Uselessness
Significance
Relevance
Efficiency
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Multiple Choice
Imagine Abigail, Ethan, Mike, and Kai are all at a Taylor Swift concert. Who among them could be described as devotees of Taylor Swift?
Abigail, who saved up for months to buy front-row tickets
Kai, who listens to her albums every now and then
Ethan, who knows who she is but doesn't know what songs she sings
Mike, a Travis Kelce fan who learned about Taylor Swift at a Chiefs game
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Multiple Choice
Someone who is harried by Girl Scouts selling cookies is
excited to answer the door to them
ambivalent about Girl Scout cookies
pursued and harassed by them until they buy cookies
seeking them out every February to buy Thin Mints
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Imagine you're in a deep philosophical conversation with William, Elijah, and Zoe. William suddenly asks an existential question. This question is likely about:
trivial matters like what's for lunch
matters of the heart like who Zoe has a crush on
economics, like Elijah's lemonade stand profits
what it truly means to be human, like how to find happiness in life
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Dr. King says that segregation is a symbol of man's estrangement from God. This means that man and God are:
separated
in conflict
unknown to one another
unhappy together
evoking emotion, especially pity or sadness, in the audience or reader
pathos
ethos
allusion
point of view
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