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"Letters from a Birmingham Jail"

Authored by Cassidy Burton

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 17+ times

"Letters from a Birmingham Jail"
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To whom is King's letter addressed?

Black activists

Other (white) clergymen

White protestors

Fellow clerical workers

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why, does King argue, is it okay to ignore the laws of segregation?

Because "wait" most often means "never"

Because "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"

Because "an unjust law is no law at all"

Because, " he would rarely have time to answer anything else"

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

King believes that ___ causes the tension, which leads to negotiation

direct action

unjust laws

superiority

the city fathers

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What "broken promise" lead to the most recent direct action (p.8)

The promise to take down the degrading signs

The promise to desegregate the water fountains

The promise to desegregate bathrooms

The promise to allow his children to attend amusement parks

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

VOCAB: King says he ___ - or rarely - takes time to answer all the complaints he receives.

consented

seldom

engulfs

gainsaying

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the steps of a nonviolent campaign does King say that they have already tried

Collection of the facts

Negotiation

Self-purification & Direct Action

All of them

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the steps of a nonviolent campaign does King say that they have already tried

Collection of the facts

Negotiation

Self-purification & Direct Action

All of them

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

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