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MLK Texts Quiz

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

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1.

MLK uses the image of "the valley" to represent

a)

justice

b)

bad times

c)

the future

d)

peace

2.

The main focus of the speech is

a)

getting more money for the black population

b)

convincing everyone to live in peace and tranquility

c)

celebrating the Emancipation Proclamation

d)

ending segregation and racial injustice in America

3.

What metaphor does King use to illustrate America's broken promise?

a)

a promissory note/check

b)

a dark empty well

c)

a crossroads in a forest

d)

a recurrent nightmare

4.

In the speech, Dr. King urges his followers to

a)

work toward a gradual change

b)

demand equality and justice now

c)

use any means necessary

d)

distrust white people

5.

Dr. King is convinced that

a)

equality has been achieved

b)

the struggle must continue

c)

justice is a privilege

d)

dreams rarely become reality

6.

By linking his speech to the Emancipation Proclamation and biblical language he est

a)

an excuse for giving a lengthy history lesson

b)

his ethos or ethical appeal

c)

a new political party in the United States

d)

a new church in Washington, D.C.

7.

What is the definition of inextricably?

a)

unable to be solved or explained

b)

unable to be separated or untied

c)

carefully or thoughtfully

d)

unable to be excused or pardoned

8.

Why does King mention his own family in the I have a dream section of the speech?

a)

To get white people to feel guilty

b)

To connect with the audience as a fellow parent

c)

To have a reason to mention his children

d)

To show how well he raised his children

9.

What does King say will satisfy African-Americans?

a)

peace and freedom

b)

a Constitutional Amendment

c)

justice and righteousness

d)

creative suffering

10.

"Every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low" means

a)

The mighty shall fall

b)

The sweltering heat of oppression will cool

c)

There will be equality

d)

Racists will live in slums and ghettos

11.

Who wrote the "I Have a Dream Speech"

a)

Huey P.Newton

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

12.

To whom is Letter From Birmingham Jail written to?

a)

My Dear Fellow Clergymen

b)

The African Americans in Birmingham

c)

Southern White Moderates

d)

My Fellow Americans

13.

Reference to Jesus, St. Paul, Abraham Lincoln, and Hitler are part of a writing strategy called

a)

Allegory

b)

Alliteration

c)

Anaphora

d)

Allusion

14.

Which is not an element of rhetoric?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Chronos

d)

Logos

15.

The element of rhetoric that is meant as an emotional appeal is called...

a)

Pathos

b)

Logos

c)

Ethos

d)

Thanos

16.

Which of the following is the first step in non-violent direct action?

a)

Negotiation

b)

Collecting the Facts

c)

Protest

d)

Self Purification

17.

What would be a question asked during the self-purification process?

a)

Are you willing to go to jail?

b)

Are you willing to be attacked by dogs?

c)

Can you live without taking the bus each day?

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the Above

18.

"Justice too long delayed is..."

a)

Just fine

b)

A false justice

c)

No kind of justice

d)

Justice denied

19.

Man has _____________ to break unjust laws

a)

a moral responsibility

b)

to really think hard in order

c)

no idea how

d)

no reason

20.

what is unjust due to the fact that it "distorts the soul and damages the personality?

a)

Drake

b)

Integration

c)

Emancipation

d)

Segregation

21.

What purpose does an "Just Law" serve?

a)

helps us sleep at night

b)

uplifts human personality

c)

violates a code of ethical behavior

d)

makes people hate the color of their own skin

22.

What is ALWAYS the purpose of non-violent direct action?

a)

to march on Washington

b)

to level the playing field in a negotiation

c)

the expression of anger

d)

To harm anybody who doesn't support your cause

23.

What was the purpose of the allusion to Hitler?

a)

To show the terrible nature of something considered "legal"

b)

To insult the clergymen

c)

To end the negotiation

d)

To demonstrate how evil white people can be

24.

What group of people troubles King the most?


20sec


the white moderate


the angry black man

a)

The racist mayor

b)

The judges on the supreme court

c)

The Angry black man

d)

The white moderate

25.

The goal of direct non-violent protest is to...

a)

destroy property

b)

hurt police officers

c)

steal and loot

d)

expose the tension in the community

26.

According to King, what would happen if blacks resort to violence?

a)

the streets would "flow with blood"

b)

Police "would be dragged from their homes"

c)

the judges would "be beaten in the streets"

d)

The jails would be "burnt to cinders"

27.

King advocates that his followers be

a)

Freed from the prison

b)

extremist for love

c)

enemy of the white man

d)

extremists for hate

28.

Who, according to King, was one such extremist for Love?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Tony Stark

c)

Jesus

d)

Thomas Edison

29.

Why is King upset with some church officials?

a)

Misrepresent the leaders of Civil Rights Leaders

b)

They are too cautious about helping King's cause

c)

They oppose the freedom movement

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the Above

30.

For what did the Clergymen ironically commend the Birmingham Police Department?

a)

For being handsome and athletic

b)

For their nonviolence in the fact of the protestors

c)

their open communication with the protestors

d)

Their handling of police dogs and water hoses

31.

Which is not an example of a non-violent direct action?

a)

Marching

b)

Boycotting

c)

Picketing

d)

Looting

32.

Who wrote the Birmingham Jail Letter?

a)

Bruce Wayne

b)

Oliver Queen

c)

Edgar Allen Poe

d)

Barry Allen

e)

Martin Luther King Jr.