Letter from Birmingham Jail

To whom is Letter from Birmingham Jail written to?

• southern white moderates

• my fellow Americans

• my dear fellow clergyman

• the African Americans in Birmingham

The references to Jesus, St. Paul, Abraham Lincoln, and Hitler are part of a writing strategy called

• alliteration

• allegory

• anaphora

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Which is NOT an element of rhetoric?

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

• chronos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The element of rhetoric that  is meant as an emotional appeal is called...

• ethos

• logos

• pathos

• thanos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What would be a question asked during the self-purification process?

• Are you willing to go to jail?

• Can you live without taking the bus each day?

• Are you willing to be attacked by dogs?

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

"Justice too long delayed is..."

• no kind of justice.

• justice denied.

• a false justice.

• just fine.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What is ALWAYS the purpose of non-violent direct action?

• the expressions of angerto march on Washington

• to march on Washington

• to level the playing field in a negotiation

• to harm anybody who doesn't support your cause

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Why does King say that he is in Birmingham?

• Racial injustice exists there.

• It is the best place for direct action.

• Negotiation has begun to occur there.

• Self-purification can be done only there.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Why does King say he is answering the clergymen?

• They have acted in an unwise way.

• He believes them to be sincere and good.

• Their letter shows them to be extremists.

• King uses letter-writing to bring about change.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What does King say is a threat to justice everywhere?

• any type of injustice

• nonviolent campaigns

• jail cells in Birmingham

• direct actions in cities

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6