Martin Luther King, Jr. uses the image of “the valley” to represent ________.

• justice

• the future

• bad times

• peace

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The main focus of Dr. King’s speech is ________.

• getting more money for America’s black population

• convincing everyone to live in peace and tranquility

• celebrating the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation

• ending segregation and racial injustice in America

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Martin Luther King, Jr. appeals mainly to his listeners ______.

• common sense

• sense of guilt

• desire for a better future

• concerns about America’s status among the world’s nations

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Which repeated phrase in Dr. King’s speech has additional power because it is from a familiar patriotic song?

• “I have a dream”

• “One hundred years later”

• “Now is the time to”

• “Let freedom ring”

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Martin Luther King Jr. is convinced that ______.

• dreams rarely become reality

• the struggle must continue

• equality has been achieved

• justice is a privilege

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How did Dr. King appeal to his audience?

• He compared them to children

• He appealed to their sense of justice, fair play, and patriotism

• He reminded them of the homeland from which they have come

• He made them angry about their history by repeatedly referring to slavery

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In the second paragraph of the speech (beginning "Five score years ago . . ."), which extended metaphor does Dr. King introduce?

• Life as a journey

• Highs (mountains) and lows (valleys)

• Life as a dream

• Light (day) and darkness (night)

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In paragraph nine of the speech (beginning "The marvelous new militancy . . ."), Dr. King says that "many of our white brothers . . . have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom." The adverb inextricably means _______.

• unable to be excused or pardoned

• unable to be separated or untied

• unable to be solved or explained

• carefully or thoughtfully

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Toward the end of the speech, in the paragraphs beginning with the now-famous phrase "I have a dream," Why did he mentioned certain members of his own family?

• To connect with his audience as a fellow parent and have them think of their own children

• To show everyone how well he has raised his children

• To get the white members of the audience to feel guilty for how they treated his children

• To have a reason to bring his children to the speech

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Which of the following metaphors did he NOT use?

• He compares segregation to manacles, discrimination to chains, and poverty to a lonely island in the middle of an ocean of prosperity.

• He compares segregation to a desolate valley, racial justice to a sunlit path, racial injustice to quicksand, and brotherhood to a solid rock.

• He compares injustice and oppression to heat, and freedom and justice to an oasis

• He compares African-Americans to slaves, and all other races to slave owners

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