Quiz on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail

Quiz on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail

9th Grade

34 Qs

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Quiz on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail

Quiz on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail

Assessment

Passage

English

9th Grade

Hard

Created by

Emerald Hall

FREE Resource

34 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who wrote the "Letter from Birmingham Jail"?

A group of religious leaders

The president of a university

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Several members of a nonviolent campaign staff

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the reason for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s imprisonment in Birmingham Jail?

For writing letters to religious leaders

For participating in nonviolent demonstrations against segregation

For attending a public statement of concern

For holding a fellowship at Boston University

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the letter, what is one of the basic steps in a nonviolent campaign?

Immediate action without any prior negotiation

Collection of facts to determine whether injustices are alive

Ignoring the city's history of police brutality

Avoiding the involvement of local economic leaders

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Martin Luther King, Jr. say about the interrelatedness of communities and states?

He believes that communities and states operate independently

He is indifferent to what happens in communities other than his own

He acknowledges the interrelatedness and cannot sit idly by in Atlanta

He encourages outside agitation without direct involvement

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. and his staff do when promises from the economic community in Birmingham were not kept?

They decided to end the nonviolent campaign

They waited for further promises

They prepared for direct action as a result of deep disappointment

They ignored the lack of follow-through on the promises

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the letter, why was the decision made to start the direct-action program around Easter?

It was the time when Mr. Conner was in the runoff.

It was the best time to bring pressure on merchants for the needed changes.

It was when workshops on nonviolence were started.

It was the largest shopping period of the year.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main reason the author disagrees with the view that negotiation is a better path than direct action?

Negotiation is not a feasible solution for the oppressed.

Direct action is necessary to create a crisis and foster a situation that demands negotiation.

Negotiation has been tried and failed in the past.

Direct action is more moral and just compared to negotiation.

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