"life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." This is a example of which figurative language technique?

U.S. Declaration of Independence

"..in the great vaults of opportunity". What is Martin Luther King Jr comparing?

Compares opportunity to bank vaults.

Compares himself to great vaults.

Compares greatest to opportunities.

Compares people to opportunity.

Jangling discords is being compared to beautiful symphony of brotherhood? What does it mean?

Brotherhood is togetherness and instruments play together.

They are playing beautiful music together.

"thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred". What is being compared?

Correlates drinking liquid to drinking attitudes or opinions.

Compares freedom to drinking out of a cup.

Compares freedom to a cup of bitterness.

"battered by the storm of persecution and staggered by the winds". What is Martin Luther King Jr comparing?

Comparing discrimination to strong winds.

Comparing strong winds to persecution.

Martin Luther King Jr repeats "Now is the time" throughout his speech. What is the impact?

That now is the time for action.

To help you remember what he is saying.

He wants you to think about what he is saying.

Martin Luther King Jr

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English

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9th - 10th Grade

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Hard

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CCSS

RL.2.6, RI.8.1, RI.8.8

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What day did Martin Luther King Jr deliver his speech?

September 20, 1962

September 6, 1963

August 28, 1963

August 17, 1963

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In King's speech what does a "score" mean?

A goal

Points

20 years

5 years

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did Martin Luther King Jr. give his "I Have a Dream" speech?

Steps of the Lincoln Memorial

Washington Monument

Washington Memorial

In front of the White House

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does King dream his children will be judged by in the future?

The amount of money they have.

The content of their character.

The color of their skin.

The way they talk

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does King want "all of God's children" to sing?

"Free at last! frees at last!" "Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!

"Let Freedom Ring!" Let Freedom Ring"!

"Rich at last! Rich at last!"

"Poor again! Poor again!"

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Dr. King is standing in the shadow of what great American?

George Washington

Abraham Lincoln

William Jefferson Clinton

Thomas Jefferson

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"a lonely of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity..." This is a example of which figurative language technique?

Simile

Metaphor

Repetition

Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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Martin Luther King Jr

20 questions

What day did Martin Luther King Jr deliver his speech?

In King's speech what does a "score" mean?

Where did Martin Luther King Jr. give his "I Have a Dream" speech?

What does King dream his children will be judged by in the future?

What does King want "all of God's children" to sing?

Dr. King is standing in the shadow of what great American?

"a lonely of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity..." This is a example of which figurative language technique?

"Five score years ago..." This is a example of which figurative language technique?

"life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." This is a example of which figurative language technique?

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