MLK Jr. Quiz (put your ID# then nickname)

1. What rhetorical strategy does King use throughout the passage to stress the importance of his message?

• alliteration
• sarcasm
• hyperbole
• repetition

2. The reader can infer that the author's purpose was

• to share an opinion
• to inform
• to predict
• to persuade

3. What is the best meaning of the word ‘transformed’ in King’s speech?

• diminished
• enhanced\
• changed
• perceived

4. King frequently repeats “Let freedom ring”

• to confuse the reader

• to stress the importance of freedom

• to list geographic locations

• to encourage racial discord

5. “I Have a Dream is written in which point of view?

• third person omniscient
• first person
• third person limited
• a combination of A and B

6. In the passage, King alludes to all of the following EXCEPT:

• unity
• freedom
• change
• economic gains

7. Which kind of rights are being violated during the time that King made his speech?

• economic rights
• unalienable rights
• educational rights
• civil rights

8. In this passage from the speech, King expresses his dream by mentioning

• the names of his children
• ways to achieve his dream
• people who agree with him
• geographical locations

9. When did Martin Luther King make his “I Have a Dream” speech?

• Aug 1963

• Dec 2001

• April 1974

• May 1992

10.  The images and events in King’s speech explain that he dreams

• of a segregated society
• of healthy children
• of harmony and freedom in America
• of making more speeches