Letter From

Letter From

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Letter From

Letter From

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

To whom is the Letter from Birmingham Jail addressed?

ministers who criticized King's efforts

whites who arrested King for no reason

his coworkers in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

his wife and his lawyer

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

According to “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” what is the main reason King and his followers are demonstrating and protesting in Birmingham, instead of negotiating with city leaders?

because King is affiliated with certain organizations in

Birmingham

because King does not trust the white clergy to host fair negotiations

because a significant

political election has just taken place in Birmingham

because Birmingham failed to keep promises made in earlier negotiations

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

According to “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” why is King “so greatly disappointed with the white church and its leadership”?

King believes that the leaders have become entirely

absorbed in secular rather than religious concerns.

King believes that the church has stolen and misused

donations given by its poorest parishioners.

King believes that the leaders have not stood up boldly in support of civil rights.

King believes that the church has nothing relevant to offer to the youth of the 1960s.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Read this sentence from “Letter from Birmingham Jail”: [T]here are two types of laws: just and unjust. Which statement best describes the distinction King draws, in the letter, between two types of laws?

Just laws apply to deep-seated human prejudices, while unjust laws do not.

Just laws can realistically be enforced in actual life, while unjust laws cannot.

Just laws are rooted in universal principles of fairness, while unjust laws are not.

Just laws vary in harshness according to circumstances, while unjust laws do not.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the main theme of the 'Letter from Birmingham Jail'?

Civil disobedience

Economic inequality

Religious freedom

Environmental issues

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who wrote the 'Letter from Birmingham Jail'?

Malcolm X

Rosa Parks

Martin Luther King Jr.

Nelson Mandela

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In the 'Letter from Birmingham Jail', what does King say about 'waiting'?

It is a sign of patience

It often means never

It is a virtue

It is a waste of time

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