American Speeches

What main problem does MLK 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

Which of the following does MLK caution "his people" NOT to do?

• use non-violence
• don't be satisfied
• go back to home states and keep working for equality
• be bitter and hateful

What IS King's dream?

• equality
• wealth
• injustice
• faith

Which of the following is NOT part of King's vision of the future?

• black and white children joining hands
• a symphony of brotherhood
• to work together
• police brutality

What is the main purpose of the "I Have a Dream" speech?

• to inspire
• to criticize
• to inform
• to entertain

What is the main purpose of the "I Have a Dream" speech?

• to inspire
• to criticize
• to inform
• to entertain

In MLK's dream, what will his children be judged by?

• their GCSE results

• the content of their character

• the colour of their skin

• their beliefs and values

According to "Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." why are Chavez and the united Farm workers to ban the use of deadly pesticides on the crops?

• Use of the pesticides in smaller harvests

• The pesticides cost the growers too much money

• exposure to the pesticides causes too much health problems

• Being sprayed with pesticides affects the flavor of the crops

According to Chavez, how did Dr. King characterize the relationship of the farm workers' struggle to African Americans' struggle for civil rights?

• The farm workers' struggle is more important, because it affects people of more than one race.

• The farm workers' struggle affected only California, while African Americans' struggle affected only the south.

• Both of the struggles are part of the same fight for freedom, dignity, and humanity.

• The farm workers' struggle and the African Americans' struggle compete for the nation's attention

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