JFK/MLK

Which of these remarks from John F. Kennedy's inaugural address uses parallelism (repetition of grammatical components/structures)?

• All this will not be finished in the first 100 days.

• North and South, East and West

• We shall not always expect to find them supporting our view.

• We dare not forget today.

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In his inaugural address, what power does Kennedy say humans have for helping others in today's world?

• the power to eliminate poverty

• the power to agree on all matters

• the power to end all war

• the power to explore space

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In his inaugural address, what argument does Kennedy use to invite opposing nations to work with the United States?

• If they work with the United States, their citizens will enjoy advances in education

• If they work with the United States, they will become a democracy.

• If they work with the United States, they will become wealthier nations.

• If they work with the United States, there is a better chance

  for peace.

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Which of the following best describes what Kennedy asks of Americans in the following passage from his inaugural address?

"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country."

• to put country before oneself

• to join the armed forces

• to apply for government jobs

• to put America before other nations

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Which of these passages from King's letter from Birmingham City Jail is an example of parallelism (repetition of grammatical components/structures)?

• We will reach the goal of freedom in Birmingham and all over the nation, because the goal of America is freedom.

• I hope the church as a whole will meet the challenge of this decisive hour.

• Before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth we were here. Before the pen of Jefferson etched across the pages of history the majestic words of the Declaration of Independence, we were here.

• One day the South will recognize its real heroes.

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In his letter from Birmingham City Jail, what does King describe as the problem that he and the protesters have been fighting?

• segregation

• justice

• freedom

• nonviolence

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In his letter from Birmingham City Jail, who is the "we" that King speaks about in this passage from the opening paragraph?

"We will reach the goal of freedom in Birmingham and all over the nation, because the goal of America is freedom."

• members of the clergy

• Birmingham City Police

• African Americans

• all patriotic Americans

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Which of the following was not an intended audience of JFK’s inaugural address?

• The Soviet Union

• None of the above

• Global citizens

• American citizens

In MLK’s letter, what answer had they settled for too often?

• Be quiet

• Be still

• Go away

• Wait

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According to Martin Luther King, Jr., why couldn’t white Americans truly empathize with the demonstrators?

• They were mentally incapable

• They tried, but were unsuccessful

• They had never experienced the injustice

• They were not legally allowed to

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