English II Midterm_Fall 2023

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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Which of the following answer choices best identifies the “dream” Dr. King describes in “I Have a Dream”?

• power for the poor and disadvantaged

• more wealth and prosperity for all Americans

• election of more public officials from minority ranks

• liberty and justice for all Americans regardless of race

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Which of the following answer choices best identifies the italicized words in this sentence from Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech?

We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality.

• repetition

• symbolism

• direct quotation

• charged language

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In “I Have a Dream,” Dr. 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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What main problem does Dr. King address in the "I Have a Dream" speech?

• African Americans still do not have the rights guaranteed by the Constitution and Declaration of Independence
• African Americans do not have the same religious freedom as other groups
• African Americans have more rights than whites and are discriminating against them
• No one reads the speeches of Abraham Lincoln anymore

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evoking emotion, especially pity or sadness, in the audience or reader

• pathos

• ethos

• allusion

• point of view

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

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To whom is the Letter from Birmingham Jail addressed?

• ministers who criticized King's efforts
• whites who arrested King for no reason
• his coworkers in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
• his wife and his lawyer

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Why was King in Birmingham?

• he was invited to help fight the segregation there

• he lived there

• he gave a speech there but drove over the speed limit on his way out of town

• he picked Birmingham as the next place to hold a non-violent protest

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Why use non-violent direct action?

• to force people who refuse to negotiate to confront the issue
• because they can't afford weapons
• it's easier than trying to negotiate
• to avoid speaking to the people who are causing the problem

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"when you suddenly find your tongue twisted and your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six-year-old daughter why she can't go to the public amusement park that has been advertised on television"

• pathos
• ethos
• metaphor
• allusion

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5