"Letter from Birmingham Jail" Paragraphs 11-23 Quiz

According to Dr. King, ""Wait" has almost always meant ______________."

• progress

• protest

• never

• maybe

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which rhetorical appeal is used in the following quote: "...when you suddenly find your tongue twisted and your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six year old daughter why she can’t go to the public amusement park that has just been advertised on television, and see tears welling up in her eyes when she is told that Funtown is closed to colored children..."

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Dr. King claims there are two types of laws. What are they?

• legal and moral

• segregated and integrated

• civil and moral

• just and unjust

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does Dr. King define a "just" law?

• man made law that aligns with moral law or law of God

• one that everyone follows

• one that everyone should follow

• the 10 commandments

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In paragraph 20, Dr. King shares why he was arrested and placed in jail. According to him, why was he arrested?

• peacefully protesting

• parading without a permit

• resisting arrest

• jaywalking

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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

According to Dr. King which of the following is NOT a way to break an unjust law?

• openly

• lovingly

• boldly

• willingly accepting the penalty

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Dr. King says that one "who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the __________ respect for law."

• highest

• lowest

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following is NOT an example of civil disobedience that Dr. King uses?

• Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego

• Early Christians vs the Roman Empire

• The Boston Tea Party

• Rosa Parks

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is Dr. King's point-of-view on "tension"?

• He prefers the absence of it

• He believes it is necessary for change

• He believes the ministers are creating it

• He views it as unnecessary

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Stating that "everything Hitler did in Germany was "legal"" is and example of

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5