Lessons from Martin Luther King Jr.

What day did Martin Luther King Jr deliver his speech?

• September 20, 1962 
• September 6, 1963
• August 28, 1963 
• August 17, 1963

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 In King's speech what does a "score" mean?

• A goal 
•  Points
• 20 years 
• 5 years 

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Where did Martin Luther King Jr. give his "I Have a Dream" speech?

• Steps of the Lincoln Memorial 
• Washington Monument
• Washington Memorial
• In front of the White House

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What does King dream his children will be judged by in the future?

• The amount of money they have. 
• The content of their character. 
• The color of their skin.
• The way they talk

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What does King want "all of God's children" to sing?

• "Free at last! frees at last!" "Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!
• "Let Freedom Ring!" Let Freedom Ring"!
• "Rich at last! Rich at last!" 
• "Poor again! Poor again!"

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 Dr. King is standing in the shadow of what great American?

• George Washington 
• Abraham Lincoln 
• William Jefferson Clinton 
• Thomas Jefferson

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 "a lonely of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity..." This is a example of which figurative language technique?

• Simile 
• Metaphor 
• Repetition 
• Allusion 

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"Five score years ago..." This is a example of which figurative language technique?

• Allusion 
• Repetition 
• The Gettysburg Address 
• Hyperbole 

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"life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." This is a example of which figurative language technique?

• Simile 
• U.S. Declaration of Independence 
• Allusion 
• The Constitution 

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"It came a joyous day break to end the long night of their captivity." This is a example of which figurative language technique?

• Simile 
• Repetition 
• Metaphor 
• Allusion 

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