Week in Review Quiz

Dr. King went specifically to Birmingham because..

• Because white people dared him to come there

• He was asked to come by local negro leadership

• It was the biggest sight of racial unrest in the country

• The spirit led him there

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Who was Dr. King's letter directed at?

• The 8 clergymen who wrote "A Call to Unity"

• Bull Connor and other segregationists

• Local Negro Leadership

• The President of the United States

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One of the reasons why the clergymen did not support Dr. King was that...

• Because they were paid by Bull Connor to sabotage any nonviolent protests

• Dr. King did not support the same religious beliefs as they did

• They were all racist and wanted to keep segregation going

• They believed that he was an outsider and should not get involved

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"Letter from Birmingham Jail" was written as a response to...

• "A Call to Unity" written by 8 ministers in Birmingham

• Bull Connor's vicious attacks in Birmingham

• President Kennedy's address on racism and segregation

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____ is when an author makes an indirect reference to historical events, people, or texts

• Connotation

• Rhetorical Appeal

• Anaphora

• Allusion

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Dr. King references which philosopher to support his use of nonviolent tension?

• Plato

• Socrates

• Aristotle

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King's "Letter From Birmingham Jail" DIRECTLY influences which event in the Civil Rights timeline?

• The March to Selma

• The March on Washington

• The Children's Crusade & D'Day 1963

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According to Dr. King the purpose of nonviolent resistance is to...

• Make segregators angry enough to assault the protesters and expose the violence

• Make blacks sympathetic to the viewing public

• Create tension so that lawmakers are forced to act or negotiate

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