I Have a Dream Speech

Who encouraged Martin Luther King Jr. to talk about "the dream" during his speech?

• Malcolm X

• Rosa Parks

• John F. Kennedy

• Mahalia Jackson

What rhetorical devices did King use in his speech?

• Repetition, rhyme, and metaphor

• Statistics and data

• Hyperbole and understatement

• Irony and sarcasm

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a part of the injustices faced by African-Americans in the speech?

• Segregation

• Police brutality

• Environmental pollution

• Disenfranchisement

What was the purpose of the March on Washington?

• To protest against the Vietnam War

• To celebrate the end of World War II

• To promote economic and political justice for African-Americans

• To support the presidential election

What "truths" does Dr. King say are "self-evident"? (5th line of speech)

• That all men are unequal

• That all men are equal

What is Dr. King's dream "deeply rooted" in? (2nd line of speech)

• The Canadian Dream

• The British Dream

• The American Dream

What does Dr. King want "the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners" to be able to do? (lines 13-14)

• To sit always live separately

• To sit together at the same table

• To sit at different tables

What does Dr. King dream his "four little children will one day" be able to do? (from line 10)

• ...to get special treatment.

• ...to be treated differently.

• ...to be judged by the content of their character.

Why do you think Dr. King repeats "from every" many times towards the end of the speech?

• He wants freedom to be present in a part of the USA

• He wants freedom to be present in most of the USA

• He wants freedom to be present in all of the USA

What does he want "little black boys and black girls" to be able to do with "little white boys and white girls"? (from line 19)

• To be enemies

• To join hands as brothers and sisters

• To distrust each other