WorksheetsMLK Texts Quiz
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
MLK uses the image of "the valley" to represent
justice
bad times
the future
peace
The main focus of the speech is
getting more money for the black population
convincing everyone to live in peace and tranquility
celebrating the Emancipation Proclamation
ending segregation and racial injustice in America
What metaphor does King use to illustrate America's broken promise?
a promissory note/check
a dark empty well
a crossroads in a forest
a recurrent nightmare
In the speech, Dr. King urges his followers to
work toward a gradual change
demand equality and justice now
use any means necessary
distrust white people
Dr. King is convinced that
equality has been achieved
the struggle must continue
justice is a privilege
dreams rarely become reality
By linking his speech to the Emancipation Proclamation and biblical language he est
an excuse for giving a lengthy history lesson
his ethos or ethical appeal
a new political party in the United States
a new church in Washington, D.C.
What is the definition of inextricably?
unable to be solved or explained
unable to be separated or untied
carefully or thoughtfully
unable to be excused or pardoned
Why does King mention his own family in the I have a dream section of the speech?
To get white people to feel guilty
To connect with the audience as a fellow parent
To have a reason to mention his children
To show how well he raised his children
What does King say will satisfy African-Americans?
peace and freedom
a Constitutional Amendment
justice and righteousness
creative suffering
"Every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low" means
The mighty shall fall
The sweltering heat of oppression will cool
There will be equality
Racists will live in slums and ghettos
Who wrote the "I Have a Dream Speech"
Huey P.Newton
Thurgood Marshall
Alexander Hamilton
Martin Luther King Jr.
To whom is Letter From Birmingham Jail written to?
My Dear Fellow Clergymen
The African Americans in Birmingham
Southern White Moderates
My Fellow Americans
Reference to Jesus, St. Paul, Abraham Lincoln, and Hitler are part of a writing strategy called
Allegory
Alliteration
Anaphora
Allusion
Which is not an element of rhetoric?
Ethos
Pathos
Chronos
Logos
The element of rhetoric that is meant as an emotional appeal is called...
Pathos
Logos
Ethos
Thanos
Which of the following is the first step in non-violent direct action?
Negotiation
Collecting the Facts
Protest
Self Purification
What would be a question asked during the self-purification process?
Are you willing to go to jail?
Are you willing to be attacked by dogs?
Can you live without taking the bus each day?
All of the above
None of the Above
"Justice too long delayed is..."
Just fine
A false justice
No kind of justice
Justice denied
Man has _____________ to break unjust laws
a moral responsibility
to really think hard in order
no idea how
no reason
what is unjust due to the fact that it "distorts the soul and damages the personality?
Drake
Integration
Emancipation
Segregation
What purpose does an "Just Law" serve?
helps us sleep at night
uplifts human personality
violates a code of ethical behavior
makes people hate the color of their own skin
What is ALWAYS the purpose of non-violent direct action?
to march on Washington
to level the playing field in a negotiation
the expression of anger
To harm anybody who doesn't support your cause
What was the purpose of the allusion to Hitler?
To show the terrible nature of something considered "legal"
To insult the clergymen
To end the negotiation
To demonstrate how evil white people can be
What group of people troubles King the most?
20sec
the white moderate
the angry black man
The racist mayor
The judges on the supreme court
The Angry black man
The white moderate
The goal of direct non-violent protest is to...
destroy property
hurt police officers
steal and loot
expose the tension in the community
According to King, what would happen if blacks resort to violence?
the streets would "flow with blood"
Police "would be dragged from their homes"
the judges would "be beaten in the streets"
The jails would be "burnt to cinders"
King advocates that his followers be
Freed from the prison
extremist for love
enemy of the white man
extremists for hate
Who, according to King, was one such extremist for Love?
Alexander the Great
Tony Stark
Jesus
Thomas Edison
Why is King upset with some church officials?
Misrepresent the leaders of Civil Rights Leaders
They are too cautious about helping King's cause
They oppose the freedom movement
All of the above
None of the Above
For what did the Clergymen ironically commend the Birmingham Police Department?
For being handsome and athletic
For their nonviolence in the fact of the protestors
their open communication with the protestors
Their handling of police dogs and water hoses
Which is not an example of a non-violent direct action?
Marching
Boycotting
Picketing
Looting
Who wrote the Birmingham Jail Letter?
Bruce Wayne
Oliver Queen
Edgar Allen Poe
Barry Allen
Martin Luther King Jr.
