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WorksheetsMLK American Dream Speech
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What style technique is MOST CLEARLY shown in these sentences? "It does not say some men, but it says all men. It does not say all white men, but it says all men, which includes black men. It does not say all Gentiles, but it says all men, which includes Jews."
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What style technique is MOST CLEARLY shown in these sentences? "In a real sense, we must all learn to live together as brothers, or we will all perish together as fools. We must come to see that no individual can live alone; no nation can live alone. We must all live together; we must all be concerned about each other.."
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What style technique is MOST CLEARLY shown in this sentence? "Very seldom, if ever, in the history of the world has a socio-political document expressed in such profound, eloquent, and unequivocal language, the dignity and the worth of human personality."
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What style technique is MOST CLEARLY shown in this sentence? "But the shape of the world today does not permit us the luxury of an anemic democracy, and the price that the United States must pay for the continued exploitation and oppression of the Negro and other minority groups, is the price of its own destruction."
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What style technique is MOST CLEARLY shown in this sentence?"...The world in which we live is a single neighborhood."
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Which TWO style techniques are MOST CLEARLY shown in this sentence?"Man’s specific genius and technological ingenuity has dwarfed distance and placed time in chains."
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What style technique is MOST CLEARLY shown in this sentence? "It is not common for a preacher to be quoting Bob Hope, but I think he has aptly described this new jet age in which we live. He said it is an age in which it is possible to take a nonstop flight from Los Angeles to New York, and if on taking off in Los Angeles, you develop hiccups, you will hic in Los Angeles and cup in New York City."
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"Antithesis" means the direct opposite of something. Which of these pairs DOES NOT show a relationship of "antithesis"?
Good / Evil
Fire / Ice
Sun / Cloud
Exciting / Boring
Which word is illustrated by this idea from the MLK speech:
America has a history of slavery and segregation yet America proudly claims that "all men are created equal" in our democracy.
perish
unequivocal
devoid
paradox
What does MLK suggest is the key to making the American Dream a reality in the near future?
taking a cross country flight from LA to NY
forming a brotherhood and caring about everyone
having inspirational dreams while sleeping
listening to comedians like Bob Hope
What idea from the Declaration of Independence does MLK focus on the most in his speech?
"We hold these truths to be self-evident..."
"all men are created equal"
"life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"
"I love 'Murica!"
What is the MAIN purpose for MLK writing and delivering this speech?
to inform
to persuade
to entertain
What is the main purpose for King mentioning the jokes about having hiccups on a cross country flight from LA to NY and about needing to say "I left tomorrow" after a trip from Tokyo to Seattle?
to see if the audience wants to listen to some so-so comedy
to encourage the audience to travel around America
to compare different parts of America for the audience
to emphasize to the audience that humans' genius and advanced technology has made the world small
Which statement about MLK is TRUE?
He believes America is perfect and always has been perfect.
He believes there is hope for making the American Dream a reality.
He believes the ideas in the Declaration of Independence are foolish.
He believe America has plenty of time to make improvements; there is no rush.
Which idea is MOST connected to the concept of the American Dream?
Life should be fun and easy.
If you work hard enough, you can achieve great things.
You only live once.
Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're going to get.
