The Ways of Meeting Oppression

The Ways of Meeting Oppression

10th Grade

10 Qs

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The Ways of Meeting Oppression

The Ways of Meeting Oppression

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.2, RI.9-10.4

+8

Standards-aligned

Created by

Mathias Muschal

Used 8+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Martin Luther King Jr. classifies the three ways oppressed people react to their oppressors. One way is ________: the oppressed resign themselves to their doom.

Resistance

Acquiescence

Rebellion

Negotiation

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the 'freedom of exhaustion' as described in the text?

A state of liberation from oppression

A resignation to the yoke of oppression

A form of active resistance

A type of physical freedom.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Complete the sentence: According to the text, violence as a way of achieving racial justice is both impractical and ______.

Effective

Moral

Immoral

Necessary

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is violence considered immoral according to the text?

It creates dialogue

It thrives on hatred

It builds community

It is a form of love.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The principle of nonviolent resistance seeks to reconcile the truths of two opposites: ________ and violence.

Peace

Acquiescence

Love

Justice

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is King's main idea?

Nonviolent resistance is ineffective

Nonviolent resistance enlists all men of good will

Nonviolent resistance is aimed against oppressors

Nonviolent resistance is a racial struggle

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

King states that he favors nonviolent resistance over the other two ways of meeting oppression. What disadvantages does he see in meeting oppression with acquiescence or with violence? Fill in the blank: Nonviolent resistance is not aimed against oppressors but against ________.

justice

equality

oppression

freedom

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

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