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Letter from Birmingham Jail

Authored by Lisa Lukens

English

10th Grade

CCSS covered

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Letter from Birmingham Jail
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Why does Dr. King say that he is answering the clergymen?

They have acted in an unwise way.

King uses letter-writing to bring about change.

Their letter shows them to be extremists.

He believes them to be sincere and good.

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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

3 mins • 1 pt

What counterargument does Dr. King present to the advice to wait?

Democratically elected officials would not require African Americans to wait.

Socrates would not have waited under the same circumstances.

African Americans already have waited for more than 340 years.

The 1954 Supreme Court decision has made it impossible to wait.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the definition of the underlined word?

"Since we diligently urge people to obey the Supreme Court's decision of 1954...at first glance it may seem rather paradoxical for us consciously to break laws."

alienation

glittering

a temporary stoppage or waiting period

self-contradictory

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Dr. King alludes to Paul Tillich's opinion that sin is separation to...

illustrate that he reads the Bible.

show church leaders how they have sinned.

strengthen his argument against segregation.

suggest that Paul Tillich is on his side.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a step in Dr. King's nonviolent campaign?

negotiation

collection of facts

direct action

disappointment

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What does Dr. King mean when he says, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."?

Justice does not exist in America.

Everyone is affected when one person is hurt.

All Americans are equally threatened.

All laws are unjust and should be ignored.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

"An unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal law or natural law." Dr. King uses this allusion to St. Thomas Aquinas to...

encourage citizens to break laws they disagree with.

support the view that segregation laws are unjust.

assert that all laws must be obeyed.

impress other clergymen with his knowledge.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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