Letter from Birmingham Jail

Letter from Birmingham Jail

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15 Qs

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Letter from Birmingham Jail

Letter from Birmingham Jail

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.8.3, RI.9-10.5, RL.9-10.1

+23

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

King expresses his “grave disappointment” with which of the following groups?

liberals

white moderates

conservatives

teachers

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Dr. King sought to respond to the criticism he received from people that he considered to be colleagues by methodically addressing each of their claims.

It's more important to have a timely response to criticism & prejudice than to maintain moral integrity.

The presence of injustice necessitates a nonviolent response to repair the harms of prejudice & discrimination

Peace will only be achieved after white supremacists are transformed by the white moderate.

The church’s role in the civil rights movement continues to create tension & alienate followers

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In his opening statement, King says he rarely answers criticisms, but he replies to this because

Their actions were unwise and untimely.

He believes them to be sincere and good.

Their letter shows them to be extremist.

He wants his letter to bring about change.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

King’s definition of civil disobedience includes

breaking unjust laws

accepting the penalty

resisting violently

both A and B

 

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In paragraph 24, King notes that "...they [white moderates] fail in this purpose they become the dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress". Identify the rhetorical device present above.

Simile

Metaphor

Juxtaposition

Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who was the Negro's "great stumbling block," according to MLK Jr.?

Birmingham Police Department

Ku Klux Klan

White Citizen's Council

White Moderate

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice...

...in some places.

...in the south.

...everywhere.

end of sentence.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

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