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"Letter From Birmingham Jail" Vocabulary and Comprehension

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a step in Dr. King's nonviolent campaign?

a)

negotiation

b)

collection of facts

c)

direct action

d)

disappointment

2.
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
3.

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 place to hold a non-violent protest

4.

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice...

a)

...in some places."

b)

...in the south."

c)

...everywhere."

d)

end of sentence.

5.

What is a moratorium?

a)

a temporary stoppage

b)

an unjust law

c)

a burial site

d)

an unacceptable excuse

6.

In his opening paragraph, King says that he rarely pauses to answer criticisms, but he is replying to the clergymen because

a)

their actions were unwise and untimely.

b)

their letter shows them to be extremists.

c)

he believes them to be sincere and good.

d)

he wants his letter to bring about change.

7.
What does King mean in lines 37–38 when he says, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”?
a)
All citizens are equally threatened by justice.
b)
Discrimination does not exist in rural areas.
c)
All laws are unfair and should be ignored.
d)
Everyone is affected when one person is hurt.
8.

Which word means 'to agree'?

a)

concur

b)

query

c)

status quo

d)

futility

9.

Which word means 'a question'?

a)

concur

b)

query

c)

status quo

d)

futility

10.

Which word means 'the existing state of things'?

a)

concur

b)

query

c)

status quo

d)

futility

11.

Which word means 'uselessness'?

a)

concur

b)

query

c)

status quo

d)

futility

12.

Which word means 'affluent'?

a)

to cause

b)

wealthy

c)

to treat someone with disrespect

d)

contradictory

13.

Which of the following is the definition of 'affluent'?

a)

to cause

b)

wealthy

c)

to treat someone with disrespect

d)

contradictory

14.

Which of the following is the definition of 'ominous'?

a)

suggesting something bad will happen

b)

wealthy

c)

to treat someone with disrespect

d)

contradictory

15.

Which of the following is the definition of 'paradoxical'?

a)

suggesting something bad will happen

b)

wealthy

c)

to treat someone with disrespect

d)

contradictory

16.

Which of the following is the definition of 'degrade'?

a)

suggesting something bad will happen

b)

wealthy

c)

to treat someone with disrespect

d)

contradictory