WorksheetsLetter From Birmingham Jail and Of Mice and Men set1
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Why is King angry with the white churches?
they are supporting the bombings of black churches
they are sitting by and not actively helping the protesters and the civil rights movement
they are leading protests against the black churches
they are raising money to help put the black protesters in jail
According to King's letter, what are the two types of laws?
good and bad
just and unjust
right and wrong
valid and invalid
What question did Martin Luther King Jr.'s son ask him?
Why can't we ride the bus?
When will colored people be treated fairly?
When can I go to school?
Why do white people treat colored people so mean?
If you are to intentionally break an unjust law, what is the requirement?
That you accept the punishment changing things for the better
That you encourage others to break it
That you fight the police
That you write a letter explaining why
lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
pugnacious
brusquely
recumbent
juncture
something causing misery or death
juncture
mottled
recumbent
scourge
expressive of low opinion
brusquely
derogatory
juncture
pugnacious
the shape or manner in which things come together
pugnacious
juncture
scourge
recumbent
in a blunt direct manner
derogatory
brusquely
pugnacious
recumbent
tough and callous by virtue of experience
juncture
pugnacious
recumbent
derogatory
characterized by resoluteness and firmness
recumbent
juncture
decisive
scourge
having spots or patches of color
mottled
recumbent
scourge
juncture
When King repeats, "They will be James ..., They will be old ... They will be young..." What type of rhetorical device?
epistrophe
allusion
anaphora
ethos
What does Martin Luther King Jr. say may be the negro's greatest stumbling block toward achieving freedom?
The white moderate that says "I agree with what you are doing, but not how you are doing it."
he white ministers who don't practice what they preach
The fellow black who as learned to live with segregation
The police who find ways to break laws
What kind of force does King say he and his followers will continue to use?
They will turn to the black-nationalist ideologies and turn violent.
Soul force - nonviolent pressure that will be rooted in peace
patient force- that reminds them to wait
no force- just peaceful protests
What has "wait" meant when used to discuss civil rights?
Soon
Be patient
When we are ready
Never
What would happen when Martin Luther King Jr. would take his family on a cross country trip?
They would have to sleep in the car
They would have to pack their own food- no restaruants open to them
They would have to visit camping ground
They would have to carry their own gas- no black gas stations
What evidence did Martin Luther King Jr. give to show that they did collect facts?
Birmingham is a happy city with only a few black churches
Birmingham is a segregated city with bombings and police violence
Birmingham is not a christian city and people don't obey laws
Birmingham is a pleasant city but won't desegragate
What happened when the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights negotiated with the white merchants?
They followed the agreement for two months
They stopped demonstrations- merchants would not remove humiliating signs
Both sides got exactly what they wanted
Neither side could come to an agreement
What will happen to people who want to end segregation but do not have a nonviolent way of doing so?
They will continue the protests until something changes
Their souls will be broken and God rendered revenge
They will plead to God to provide a second coming
They will turn to the black-nationalist ideologies and turn violent
For whom did Martin Luther King Jr. craft his letter titled Letter from Birmingham Jail?
Adolf Hitler and his laws against the Jews
Eight clergymen told him to wait for racial justice
The black nationalists who supported violence
His fellow protesters who were also in jail
Which laws does Martin Luther King Jr. advocate obeying and which laws does he advocate disobeying?
obey God's laws- disobey man's laws
obey just laws- disobey unjust laws
Obey black laws- disobey white laws
obey good laws- disobey bad laws
What example does Martin Luther King Jr. give that supports the argument that not all laws are moral?
Adolf Hitler and his laws against the Jews.
No parading was just but not when it meant no right to peacefully protest
The law that all men are created equal
The laws against riding a bus
What brought King's daughter to tears?
Not being able to go to school
Not being able to see her father
Not being able go to the white amusement park
Not being able to drink from a water fountain
Reference to Jesus, St. Paul, Abraham Lincoln, and Hitler are part of a writing strategy called
Allegory
Anaphora
Alliteration
Allusion
What examples of fellow extremists did King use?
Jesus, Hitler and Abraham Lincoln
Hitler, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther
Jesus, Martin Luther, Apostle Paul, Hitler
Jesus, Martin Luther, Apostle Paul, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson
What is the final step to a direct action non-violent campaign?
negotiation
collection of facts
direct action
self-purification
For what did the Clergymen ironically commend the Birmingham Police Department?
For being handsome and athletic
Their handling of police dogs and water hoses
For their restraint in the face of the protestors
their open communication with the protesors
what would be a question asked during the self-purification process?
Are you able to accept the blow without retaliating?
Are you physically fit to fight the police?
Can you go without food for long periods of time?
All of the above
Which of the following is the first step in non-violent direct action?
Protest
Self Purification
Collecting the Facts
Negotiation
