"I Have a Dream" Speech-Comprehension/Vocabulary Check

"I Have a Dream" Speech-Comprehension/Vocabulary Check

9th Grade

15 Qs

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"I Have a Dream" Speech-Comprehension/Vocabulary Check

"I Have a Dream" Speech-Comprehension/Vocabulary Check

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

CCSS
RI.8.4, RL.2.6, RI. 9-10.2

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What main problem does Dr. King address in the "I Have a Dream" speech?

African Americans still do not have the rights guaranteed by the Constitution and Declaration of Independence
African Americans do not have the same religious freedom as other groups
African Americans have more rights than whites and are discriminating against them
No one reads the speeches of Abraham Lincoln anymore

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following does Dr. King caution "his people" NOT to do?

use non-violence
don't be satisfied
go back to home states and keep working for equality
be bitter and hateful

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In one word, what was Dr. King's dream for African-Americans?

equality
wealth
injustice
faith

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which best describes the main ideas (in order) of King's speech?

The Problem - His People - The Dream for All

The Dream - The Problem - A Christian Sermon

His People - White People - All People

The Problem - The Dream - Reactions to His Ideas

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his "I Have a Dream" speech? 

during the Montgomery Bus Boycott
during a rally in Birmingham, Alabama
at a protest in Memphis, Tennessee
at the March on Washington in 1963

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

About how much time passed between the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation and Dr. King's speech?

5

20

100

150

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT listed as something Dr. King wants his audience to know about the situation African Americans face?

They face segregation, discrimination, and poverty

They have access to "unalienable Rights" of "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"

It is urgent and cannot wait on gradualism

It can and will change

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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