Birmingham Jail- Test Review

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Birmingham Jail- Test Review

Birmingham Jail- Test Review

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.9-10.6, RI.9-10.8, RL.9-10.4

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Marisol Alvarez

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12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 10 pts

Which statement best explains how Dr. King’s introduction of the four steps of a nonviolent campaign in paragraph 6 serves his argument?

It clarifies why nonviolent action is as effective as violence

It advances nonviolent action as a negotiation tool

It justifies the need for nonviolent action

It shows the power of nonviolent action against segregation

Answer explanation

In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation; self-purification; and direct action. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 10 pts

 Read the sentence from paragraph 6.

There can be no gainsaying the fact that racial injustice engulfs this community. 

Based on context in this sentence and the paragraph, what is the meaning of gainsaying?

Resolving

Explaining

Concealing

Contradicting

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 10 pts

Read the sentence from paragraph 2.

So I, along with several members of my staff, am here because I was invited here. I am here because I have organizational ties here. 

Which two rhetorical devices does Dr. King use to add emphasis to this sentence?

Parallelism

& Repetition

Fallacy

Allusion

Antithesis

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 10 pts

Which statement best explains the rhetorical device Dr. King uses in paragraph 45 and its effect? 

"I doubt that you would have so warmly commended the police force if you had seen its dogs sinking their teeth into unarmed, nonviolent Negroes. I doubt that you would so quickly commend the policemen if you were to observe their ugly and inhumane treatment of Negroes here in the city jail; if you were to watch them push and curse old Negro women and young Negro girls; if you were to see them slap and kick old Negro men and young boys; if you were to observe them, as they did on two occasions, refuse to give us food because we wanted to sing our grace together. "

The repeated use of parallelism imparts Dr. King’s mounting outrage. 

The logical use of appeals conveys Dr. King’s wish for better treatment.

The forceful use of antithesis suggests Dr. King’s hope for societal change

The consistent use of overstatement emphasizes Dr. King’s observations.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 10 pts

Throughout paragraph 14, Dr. King mostly supports his argument for immediate action by —

"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?”'

using logical appeal

using emotional appeal

establishing his authority

establishing his credibility

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 10 pts

What purpose do paragraphs 21 and 22 serve? 

They use parallelism to amplify a claim

They provide evidence to support a claim

They add emotional appeal to a claim

They develop an opposing claim

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 10 pts

A logical fallacy Dr. King addresses in his letter is that peaceful protests are bad because they lead to violence. What effect does addressing this logical fallacy have on the essay? 

It proves the point that oppressors never grant protesters freedom voluntarily. 

It reinforces the point that action can be effective even if it is nonviolent. 

It supports the point that white moderates are blocking the flow of progress. 

It makes the point that blaming protesters for the acts of others is illogical.

Answer explanation

Hint: A logical fallacy is faulty reasoning. Think of this: a baseless, dumb argument that doesn't make sense.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

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