Review for 3 Speeches Assessment

When King says that "unearned suffering is redemptive" (198), he means that unearned suffering

• will make one a stronger person.
• will not bring one down.
• will not affect a person.
• will make someone a bitter person.

Which of following quotes shows that King believes racial justice is possible in America?

• "one hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty" (pg. 195)
• "we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force" (pg. 197)
• "we cannot be satisfied as long as the Negro's basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one" (pgs. 197-198)
• "even so we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream (pg. 198)

Which phrase or sentences helps the reader know what the word defaulted means ("I Have a Dream")?

• "honoring this sacred obligation"
• "America has given the Negro people a bad check"
• "insofar as her citizens of color are concerned"
• "a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir"

Why does Martin Luther King Jr. say that white man's destiny is tied up with the black man's destiny?

• He wants to make sure that his speech is emphasizing the importance of equality.
• He knows that America will only prosper if all Americans come together.
• He is trying to segregate the races from one another.
• He is pointing out that throughout history we have not seen this happening within America.

Which of the following quotes DOES NOT exemplify allusion used within Martin Luther King's speech?

• "This note was the promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
• "This is the faith that I go back to the South with."
• "We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now."
• "Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation."

Why do authors use repetition in speeches, stories, and poetry?

• To make sure you remember
• To make sure you're paying attention
• To emphasize their point
• So the author doesn't forget

We see the recurring theme of equality and freedom of all Americans throughout the "Gettysburg Address" and "I Have a Dream." Which of the following quotes DOES NOT exemplify this?

• "...brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."
• "But, in a larger sense we cannot dedicate - we cannot consecrate - we cannot hallow this ground."
• "...that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
• "We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead."

Who does Martin Luther King expect more from when he talks about "cashing a check?"

• U.S. Bank
• U.S. Government
• Americans of color
• white Americans

When Martin Luther King Jr. calls out Mississippi and Alabama, he believes that...

• There is less racial tension in those states
• They are still fighting the Civil War.
• They had more racial discrimination than most other states.
• They had fewer citizens of color.

What is the definition of irony?

• Iron with a y
• Repetition of consonant sounds
• A comparison using like or as
• The opposite of what is expected