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Letter from Birmingham Jail

Authored by Dakota Moncrief

English

10th Grade

CCSS covered

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Letter from Birmingham Jail
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

negotiation

collection of facts

direct action

disappointment

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To whom is the Letter from Birmingham Jail addressed?

ministers who criticized King's efforts
whites who arrested King for no reason
his coworkers in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
his wife and his lawyer

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was King in Birmingham?

he was invited to help fight the segregation there

he lived there

he gave a speech there but drove over the speed limit on his way out of town

he picked Birmingham as the next place to hold a non-violent protest

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 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.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How should someone break an unjust law?

openly, lovingly and with a willingness to accept the penalty.

confidently, aggressively, and unwilling to back down.

fearfully, timidly, and with a willingness to surrender.

arrogantly, proudly, and with a willingness to use violence.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice...

...in some places."

...in the south."

...everywhere."

end of sentence.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to MLK, what is civil disobedience?

a struggle between two social groups

breaking the law in a peaceful manner

breaking the law with the use of violence

a struggle between branches of the government

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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