MLK Jr.'s Letter From Birmingham Jail Quiz

Where was MLK Jr. arrested when he wrote his letter?

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Birmingham, Alabama

• Dallas, Texas

• Staten Island, New York

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MLK Jr.'s actions in Birmingham were criticized for being...

• Unholy and Unwholesome

• Unkind and unfriendly

• Ugly and Unruly

• Unwise and Untimley

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MLK Jr. uses __________ in his letter, which are unexplained references to someone or something outside of the text.

• Similes

• Analogies

• Allusions

• Anchovies

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Who does MLK Jr. write his letter to?

• Clergymen

• Apothecaries

• Wizards

• The Black Community

Why does MLK Jr. use Biblical allusions in his writing?

• In order to confuse his haters

• In order to show off his understanding of Bible Characters

• To appeal to members of Congress

• To appeal to his specific audience of religious officials

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When addressing his critics who called him an "outside agitator" he explains that...

• He has legitimate affiliations with organization in Birmingham

• He rented an Air BNB and cannot get a refund

• He decided at whim that Birmingham may need his help

• He had started a small business in Birmingham

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MLK JR. says that "...______ is necessary for growth."

• Milk

• Tension

• Ignorance

• Humility

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Which rhetorical appeal is being used by MLK Jr. when he says, "when you suddenly find your tongue twisted and your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six-year-old daughter why she cannot go to the public amusement park...and see tears welling up in her little eyes when she is told that Funtown is closed to colored children"

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Thanos

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When MLK Jr. says, "We can never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was "legal"... It was "illegal" to aid and comfort a Jew in Hitler's Germany," he is really making a point about...

• Donating to the Holocaust Museum

• Hitler being notoriously evil

• Just Vs. Unjust laws

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Ethos, Pathos, and Logos are the three____________

• Rhetorical Appeals

• Rhetorical Questions

• Greek Baby Names

• Elves

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