Quizizz "I Have a Dream" Test Review

In front of which building in Washington, D.C., did Dr. King deliver his "I Have a Dream" speech?

• Union Station

• The White House

• the National Cathedral

• the Lincoln Memorial

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CCSS.L.3.1G

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.1E

Which of the following answer choices states Dr. King's main purpose in "I Have a Dream"?

• He wants everyone in his audience to register to vote

• He wants Americans to appreciate their heritage more

• He wants his audience to secure civil rights for all Americans

• He wants white Americans to apologize for the evils of slavery

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CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.K.1D

In "I Have a Dream", what does Dr. King urge African Americans to do?

• struggle for equal rights with discipline and dignity

• appreciate the freedoms they currently have

• register to vote, even if it is not convenient

• regard all white people with suspicion

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CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.K.1D

What is the most likely reason that Dr. King refers to both the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence in his "I Have a Dream" speech?

• He wants to remind his audience that Americans once fought for freedom.

• He believes that every listener should carefully reread both documents.

• He wants to stress that all Americans are guaranteed certain rights.

• He believes that the two foundational documents are in conflict.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

In "I Have a Dream", King tells his listeners that they should not "wallow in the valley of despair." What feeling is he urging them to avoid?

• hopelessness from believing that the present situation will never change

• confidence that the present situation can be overcome without effort

• satisfaction that others will do the work of change for them

• resentment toward the society that has oppressed them

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CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

PART A:

In "I Have a Dream", what does Dr. King mean when he says that someday "the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight"?

• People who oppress others will be severely punished

• National, state, and local elections will be run fairly

• Judges will be chosen on the basis of their merits

• Racial discrimination and injustice will finally end

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CCSS.L.3.1G

PART B:

Which sentence from "I Have a Dream" best supports the answer to Part A?

• Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation.

• We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation

• We will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood

• You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned the suffering is redemptive

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

PART A

In " I Have a Dream" King speaks of African Americans "meeting physical force with soul force." In the context of this speech, which answer choice best explains what King means?

• He means that African Americans should offer hospitality to one another at all times to combat the injustice of segregation in hotels and restaurants

• He means that African Americans should rise above the behavior of their oppressors, instead of responding to abuse with abuse

• He means that African Americans should never forget the evils done to them by the oppressors, even once full integration is attained

• He means that African Americans should cling to their religion as a solace and support during the difficult fight for civil rights

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CCSS.L.3.1G

PART B

Which quotation from "I Have a Dream" best supports the answer to PART A?

• And there will be neither rest not tranquility in America until the Negro is granted its citizenship right

• We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence

• And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead

• Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive

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CCSS.L.5.2D

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

In "I Have a Dream", King refers to the promise of unalienable rights in the Declaration of Independence as "this sacred obligation". Later in the speech , he refers to the Declaration's famous phrase "all men are created equal" as a creed. Which answer choice best explains the effect King achieves by using the words sacred and creed?

• The words convey the importance of liberty and equality to the American nation and all its citizens

• The words remind everyone in King's audience that he is a minister and therefore should be treated with respect

• The words emphasize the importance of the Declaration's text by equating it with the founding document of a religion

• The words suggest that King believes his audience needs to be reminded of the wording of the Declaration of Independence

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CCSS.L.3.1C