"I Have a Dream" Assessment

By referring to the Emancipation Proclamation and the Bible, King is establishing

• a new church in Washington, D. C. 
• his credibility and ethics (ethos)
• a distraction from the more serious parts of the speech
• a feeling in his listeners (pathos)

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is King's advice for those who have been unjustly imprisoned (paragraph 10)? 

• to seek revenge using violence for this injustice
• pray that God forgives them
• continue to work for justice
• recruit lawyers and file a lawsuit

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Toward the end of the speech, King refers to his own family. For what purpose? 

• to connect with the audience as a fellow parent (ethos)
• to show everyone how well he raised his children
• to get white members of the audience to feel guilty (pathos)
• to brag about his children's accomplishments

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which allusion used to introduce the historical significance of the speech that also adds credibility to his speech? 

• "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"
• "a great American in whose symbolic shadow we stand today"
• "sit down together at the table of brotherhood"
• "the tranquilizing drug of gradualism"

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The main focus of Dr. King's speech is

• getting more money for the African American population
• convincing everyone to live in peace
• celebrating the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
• ending segregation and racial injustice in America

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In paragraph 3, Martin Luther King, Jr. uses the phrase "shameful condition" to represent ALL of the following EXCEPT--

• injustice
  injustice
• segregation
• discrimination
• peace

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In paragraph three, the word manacles means

• a shackle or handcuff
• a mannequin
• a main purpose
• upset

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

When King says "And they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom," he means that..

• they cannot removed from the Lincoln Memorial and are stuck there.
• freedom cannot be separated between races.
• Americans cannot get out of freedom

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In his speech, Dr. King includes all of the following, EXCEPT--

• repeated phrases
• references to the Bible
• strong imagery
• a thank you to his guests

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty"  is an effective metaphor because

• it shows how America has included all people in its prosperity
• it emphasizes the black Americans are isolated and have not been made available to to opportunities for prosperity
• it shows how poverty can cause problems

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3