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WorksheetsLetter From Birmingham Jail
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 32mins
Which of the following is not a step in Dr. King's nonviolent campaign?
negotiation
collection of facts
direct action
disappointment
Why was King in Birmingham?
he was invited to help fight the segregation there
he lived there
he gave a speech there but drove over the speed limit on his way out of town
he picked Birmingham as the next place to hold a non-violent protest
What counterargument does Dr. King present to the advice to wait?
Democratically elected officials would not require African Americans to wait.
Socrates would not have waited under the same circumstances.
African Americans already have waited for more than 340 years.
The 1954 Supreme Court decision has made it impossible to wait.
Which statement is a position of Dr. King's opponents?
Racial injustice in Birmingham must be stopped at all costs.
The Boston Tea Party was an act of civil disobedience.
Dr. King's peaceful actions are wrong because violence results from them.
Demonstrations are necessary to break down segregation.
In his opening paragraph, King says that he rarely pauses to answer criticisms, but he is replying to the clergymen because
their actions were unwise and untimely.
their letter shows them to be extremists.
he believes them to be sincere and good.
he wants his letter to bring about change.
What is a moratorium?
a temporary stoppage
an unjust law
a burial site
an unacceptable excuse
Which is NOT one of the four basic steps in any nonviolent campaign?
Collection of the facts
Physical retaliation
Negotiation
Direct action
Which word most nearly means
state of unthinking or satisfied acceptance
Stagnation
postpone
yearning
complacency
Identify the thesis statement (opinion, claim) in paragraph #3.
"There have been more unsolved bombings of Negro homes and churches..."
"We have gone through all of these steps in Birmingham..."
"But the political leaders consistently refused to engage in good faith negotiation."
"In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: ..."
