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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
What main problem does MLK address in the "I Have a Dream" speech?
a)
African Americans still do not have the rights guaranteed by the Constitution and Declaration of Independence
b)
African Americans do not have the same religious freedom as other groups
c)
African Americans have more rights than whites and are discriminating against them
d)
No one reads the speeches of Abraham Lincoln anymore
2.
King references the Emancipation Proclamation and Constitution
a)
allusion
b)
metaphor
c)
audience
d)
purpose
3.
Which of the following does MLK caution "his people" NOT to do?
a)
use non-violence
b)
don't be satisfied
c)
go back to home states and keep working for equality
d)
be bitter and hateful
4.
"we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream"
a)
Biblical allusion
b)
U.S. history allusion
c)
metaphor
d)
repetition
5.
"Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice."
a)
historical allusion
b)
metaphor
c)
effect
d)
simile
6.
What IS King's dream?
a)
equality
b)
wealth
c)
injustice
d)
faith
7.
Which of the following is NOT a phrase King repeats?
a)
"Let freedom ring"
b)
"I have a dream"
c)
"Go back to . . ."
d)
"Always march ahead"
8.
Which of the following is NOT part of King's vision of the future?
a)
black and white children joining hands
b)
a symphony of brotherhood
c)
to work together
d)
police brutality
9.
evoking emotion, especially pity or sadness, in the audience or reader
a)
pathos
b)
ethos
c)
allusion
d)
point of view
10.
What is the main purpose of the "I Have a Dream" speech?
a)
to inspire
b)
to criticize
c)
to inform
d)
to entertain
11.
To whom is the Letter from Birmingham Jail addressed?
a)
ministers who criticized King's efforts
b)
whites who arrested King for no reason
c)
his coworkers in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
d)
his wife and his lawyer
12.
Why was King in Birmingham?
a)
he was invited to help fight the segregation there
b)
he lived there
c)
he gave a speech there but drove over the speed limit on his way out of town
d)
he picked Birmingham as the next play to hold a non-violent protest
13.
Why use non-violent direct action?
a)
to force people who refuse to negotiate to confront the issue
b)
because they can't afford weapons
c)
it's easier than trying to negotiate
d)
to avoid speaking to the people who are causing the problem
14.
According to King, history shows that...
a)
people don't like to give up their power.
b)
people easily listen to others and change their behavior.
c)
social change happens quickly, not over time.
d)
equality can never happen.
15.
"the stinging dart of segregation"
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
allusion
d)
negotation
16.
"Justice too long delayed is justice..."
a)
denied.
b)
waiting to happen.
c)
soon.
d)
never.
17.
"when you suddenly find your tongue twisted and your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six-year-old daughter why she can't go to the public amusement park that has been advertised on television"
a)
pathos
b)
ethos
c)
metaphor
d)
allusion
18.
King challenges other ministers to see the struggle for equality as...
a)
a moral concern.
b)
a political concern.
c)
a personal concern.
d)
not their concern.
19.
"Let us all hope that . . . in the not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty."
a)
metaphor
b)
allusion
c)
direct action
d)
pathos
20.
King believes that resentment and frustration over racism should be channeled into...
a)
non-violent direct action.
b)
violent protest.
c)
religious belief.
d)
political discussions.
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