MLK I Have A Dream

Which statement best summarizes Martin Luther King Jr.’s central claim in the speech as a whole?

• Racial equality cannot be attained under the current American justice system.

• Efforts to deny racial equality in America are part of the past, not of the future.

• People should envision the benefits of racial equality taking place in the future

• The benefits of racial equality will occur only as the result of effort and work

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What year did “I Have a Dream” speech be delivered?

• 1963

• 1958

• 1962

• 1960

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Read the following sentence

Every man, woman, and child deserves equal rights.

What is the best way to revise the sentence to include parallelism for greater impact?

• Everyone deserves equal rights

• Every man, each woman, and all children deserve equal rights

• Equal rights are what every man, woman, and child deserve

• Every man, every woman, and every child deserves equal rights

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Which of the following facts supports KIng's argument that African Americans are not free?

• Many African Americans live in poverty.

• Unalienable rights restrict African Americans.

• The Constitution only gives citizenship rights to white people.

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Why does Dr. King refer to many different parts of the country in his speech?

• To emphasize that freedom should extend across the nation.

• To point out that segregation is limited to certain areas.

• To express sorrow that injustices exist in so many places.

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The main focus of Dr. King’s speech is

• getting more money for America’s black population

• ending segregation and racial injustice in America

• celebrating the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation

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In paragraphs four and five, Dr. King uses an analogy to illustrate America’s broken promise of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to “her citizens of color.” What is this analogy?

• A promissory note--a check that has come back marked “insufficient funds”

• A dark empty well with a bottomless bucket tied to a frayed rope

• A crossroads in a dark forest

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Martin Luther King, Jr. appeals mainly to his listeners’

• common sense

• desire for a better future

• sense of guilt

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In “I Have a Dream”, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., urges his followers to

• work toward gradual change

• demand equality and justice now

• use any means necessary

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How many years after the Emancipation Proclamation did this speech take place?

• 100 years

• 75 years

• 50 years

• 25 years

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