Quizizz "I Have a Dream" Test Review
Authored by Michele Weston
English
9th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on literary analysis of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, covering both content comprehension and rhetorical device identification. Designed for 9th grade English students, this assessment requires students to demonstrate close reading skills, textual analysis, and understanding of persuasive techniques. Students must analyze King's main arguments about civil rights, interpret figurative language and metaphors, identify his rhetorical strategies, and understand the historical context of the speech. The questions demand higher-order thinking skills as students evaluate King's use of charged language, repetition, parallelism, allusion, and other rhetorical devices. Students need to understand how authors craft persuasive arguments, recognize the relationship between language choices and intended effects, and analyze how literary techniques support an author's central claims about justice and equality. Created by Michele Weston, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 9. This comprehensive quiz serves as an excellent review tool for students studying one of America's most significant speeches, supporting instruction through varied question formats that assess both literal comprehension and analytical thinking. Teachers can use this quiz as a summative assessment following a unit on civil rights literature, as homework to reinforce classroom discussions, or as formative assessment to gauge student understanding before moving to related texts. The quiz effectively combines content knowledge with rhetorical analysis skills, making it valuable for test preparation or as a warm-up activity before writing assignments about persuasive techniques. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4 (analyzing word meanings and tone), CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6 (analyzing author's purpose and rhetorical strategies), and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.3 (evaluating speaker's point of view and use of evidence).
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.8.1C
CCSS.L.K.1D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.8.1C
CCSS.L.K.1D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.2B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.4.1C
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1G
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
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