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Letter from Birmingham Jail

Authored by Brandon Hernandez

English

11th Grade

CCSS covered

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Letter from Birmingham Jail
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 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

45 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.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Who was the Negro's "great stumbling block," according to MLK Jr.?

Birmingham Police Department

Ku Klux Klan

White Citizen's Council

White Moderate

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice...

...in some places."

...in the south."

...everywhere."

end of sentence.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What does MLK believe about breaking the law?

Laws should not be broken under any circumstances.

Only the wealthy are allowed to break the law because they can afford to pay the price.

If a law is deemed unjust, then it must be broken.

Laws may be broken if the Bible says so.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 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

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Identify the rhetorical appeal Dr. King employs:


"...when you have to concoct an answer for a five-year-old son who is asking: 'Daddy, why do white people treat colored people so mean?'..."

ethos

kairos

logos

pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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