According to King, what are the four basic steps in a nonviolent campaign?

collection of facts to determine if there is injustice, negotiation, self-purification, and direct-action

injustic, existence, direct action, and self-purification

colection of evidence of justice, ugly records of brutality, negotiation, and direct action

justice, negotiation, self-purification, and direct action

Why does King state that they cannot "wait"?

they have suffered oppression for too long and have legitimate and unavoidable impatience

they are suffering a great deal of anxiety of their unvillingness to break laws

the timeline is running out and efforts are needed in other cities

they are waiting for lawmakers to negotiate and then they will begin their nonviolent campaign

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

Everyone is affected when on person is hurt.

All citizens are equally threatened by justice.

Discrimination does not exist in rural areas.

All laws are unfair and should be ignored.

According to King, the purpose of direct nonviolent action is to

create tension so that people have to confront an issue.

end the bombings of homes and churches.

halt the activities of both merchants and consumers.

draw the sympathy of religious community and moderate whites.

What is King's purpose in writing to the local clergymen?

He wants to meet with them as a Christian brother and hopes the church will come to the aid of justice.

He wants them to understand the injustice that is happening in Birmingham.

He wants for Birmingham to continue keeping unjust laws as long as they are enforced non-violently.

He wants freedom for the American Negro.

What statement from the text is considered an "allusion"?

"Just as the prophets of the eighth century B.C. left their villages and carried their "thus saith the Lord" far beyond the boundaries of their home towns... so am I compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own home town."

"We have some eighty-five affiliated organizations across the South, and one of them is the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights."

"We began a series of workshops on nonviolence, and we repeatedly asked ourselves: 'Are you able to accept blows without retaliating?'"

"We decided to schedule our direct-action program for the Easter season, realizing that except for Christmas, this is the main shopping period of the year."

Which of the follwoing is NOT one of the four basic steps in any nonviolent campaign?

having an ugly record of brutality widely known

collection of facts to determine whether injustices exist

What made Birmingham unique amond United States cities?

It was probably the most segregated city in the United States.

It was caught in an inescapable network of mutuality.

It welcomed outsiders to come in for constructive work.

Its jail population was the greatest of any city in the United States.

What is the basis for King's argument against the idea that he is an outsider who came to Birmingham?

He has organizational ties in Birmingham.

He has many relatives in Birmingham.

He went to college in Birmingham.

King compares himself to early Christian prophets because they

believed in civil disobedience.

did not negotiate with enemies.

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Persuading through the character and credibility of the author.

ethos

pathos

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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Persuading by appealing to the audience's emotions.

ethos

pathos

logos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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30 sec • 1 pt

Persuading by using logic and reasoning.

ethos

pathos

logos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In his opening paragraph, King says that he rarely pauses to answer criticisms, but he is replying to the clergymen because

their actions were unwise and untimely.

their letter shows them to be extremists.

he believes them to be sincere and good.

he wants his letter to bring about change.

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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

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30 sec • 1 pt

King states that "Wait" almost always means

Soon

Never

An extended period of time

Time to procrastinate or delay

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CCSS.RI.8.8

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Why does King say that they must take direct action rather than negotiate immediately?

direct action will lead to negotiation

direct action is more shocking

direct action will relieve the tension on society

direct action will calm a situation that is crisis-packed

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Read the following excerpt from the text and determine the rhetorical device used:

"In this sense, [the police, when handling demonstrators,] have conducted themselves rather "nonviolently" in public. But for what purpose?

allusion

simile

metaphor

rhetorical question

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Letter from Birmingham Jail

Persuading through the character and credibility of the author.

Persuading by appealing to the audience's emotions.

Persuading by using logic and reasoning.

In his opening paragraph, King says that he rarely pauses to answer criticisms, but he is replying to the clergymen because

King states that "Wait" almost always means

Why does King say that they must take direct action rather than negotiate immediately?

Read the following excerpt from the text and determine the rhetorical device used:

"In this sense, [the police, when handling demonstrators,] have conducted themselves rather "nonviolently" in public. But for what purpose?

Look at the following statement and determine what rhetorical device is used:

"Like Paul, I must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for aid."

Look at the following excerpt and determine the figurative language used:

"Let us hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice qill soon pas away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear-drenched communities..."

Look at the following excerpt and determine the rhetorical device used:

"...when these disinherited children of God sat down at lunch counters, they were in reality standing up for what is best in the American dream..."

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Letter from Birmingham Jail

Persuading through the character and credibility of the author.

Persuading by appealing to the audience's emotions.

Persuading by using logic and reasoning.

In his opening paragraph, King says that he rarely pauses to answer criticisms, but he is replying to the clergymen because

King states that "Wait" almost always means

Why does King say that they must take direct action rather than negotiate immediately?

Read the following excerpt from the text and determine the rhetorical device used:"In this sense, [the police, when handling demonstrators,] have conducted themselves rather "nonviolently" in public. But for what purpose?

Look at the following statement and determine what rhetorical device is used:"Like Paul, I must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for aid."

Look at the following excerpt and determine the figurative language used:"Let us hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice qill soon pas away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear-drenched communities..."

Look at the following excerpt and determine the rhetorical device used:"...when these disinherited children of God sat down at lunch counters, they were in reality standing up for what is best in the American dream..."

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Read the following excerpt from the text and determine the rhetorical device used:

"In this sense, [the police, when handling demonstrators,] have conducted themselves rather "nonviolently" in public. But for what purpose?

Look at the following statement and determine what rhetorical device is used:

"Like Paul, I must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for aid."

Look at the following excerpt and determine the figurative language used:

"Let us hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice qill soon pas away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear-drenched communities..."

Look at the following excerpt and determine the rhetorical device used:

"...when these disinherited children of God sat down at lunch counters, they were in reality standing up for what is best in the American dream..."