New Read Assessment #12

According to the paragraphs 1 and 2, what is the general purpose of the speech?

• The general purpose of the speech is for Martin Luther King Jr. to express a love of democracy.

• The general purpose of the speech is for King to express his gratitude that he is an American citizen.

• The general purpose of the speech is for King to describe the effects of Jim Crow on African Americans in Montgomery.

• The general purpose of the speech is for King to establish a legal basis for protests.

Citizen means (a)   , but person means ​ (b)   .

• a person belonging to a specific nation
• a human being
• a person of a specific ethnicity
• someone who belongs
• a non-human being
• an idea
• a person belonging to a specific area

Which of the following answers best captures the relationship between citizen and person?

• Citizen is a kind of person—someone who belongs to a certain nation

• Person is a kind of citizen—a human of a certain nation.

• Citizen is a synonym for person; they have nearly identical meanings.

• Person is an antonym for citizen; they have opposite meanings.

Why does King describe Rosa Parks as “one of the finest citizens in Montgomery” (paragraph 3)?

• Because Parks attended church every Sunday

• Because Parks was a great citizen, regardless of her race.

• Because Parks had been humiliated for no reason.

• Because Parks refused to let somebody else take her seat.

What character traits does King mention about Parks?

• Her character has boundless outreach in its goodness.

• She is a good Christian.

• She has never caused trouble within the community.

• All the above

What has made the members of King’s audience so tired?

• The effects of living under Jim Crow have made the audience tired.

• Fighting against segregation laws have made the audience tired.

• Attending meetings of the Montgomery Improvement Association has made the audience tired.

• Living in Montgomery has made the audience tired.

Why does King encourage the audience to promise to refrain from violent protests?

• King encourages the audience to promise to refrain from violent protests because they don’t want to behave like the opponents to their cause.

• King encourages the audience to promise to refrain from violent protests because they are Christians.

• King encourages the audience to promise to refrain from violent protests because the U.S. Constitution allows citizens the right to participate in nonviolent protests.

• Only b and c.

• All the above.

What claim does King make to stress that their cause is in the right?

• King stresses their cause is in the right by claiming that they are breaking constitutional laws.

• King stresses their cause is in the right by claiming that they have lost God’s love.

• King stresses their cause is in the right by claiming that if his group is wrong, then the Supreme Court, U.S. Constitution, and God are wrong, too.

• King stresses their cause is in the right by claiming that justice is like a mighty stream of water.

What is a lesson King suggests their movement can learn from organized labor?

• Sticking together makes it more likely that the opposition will have to come to the bargaining table.

• Nights are for captivity, and days are for protests.

• Organized labor hated capitalism and is only relevant in Communist countries.

• It is proper and just to protest for good causes like labor unions and civil rights.

Knowing the meanings of citizen and person, why does King repeatedly use both these words to describe Parks (paragraphs 3 and 4)?

• The word citizen reminds the audience that Parks lives in Montgomery, and person makes her seem ordinary.

• The words are interchangeable and allow him to vary his speech patterns.

• Citizen reminds the audience that she is entitled to the same rights as all other citizens, and person unites all people regardless of race.

• Citizen and person serve to cross gender boundaries so as to not emphasize that a woman took a stand.