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MLK "Letter from Birmingham Jail"

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which term is used when talking about REVENGE?

(a)  

2.

Which of the following would be used when talking about morals?

a)

attitudes

b)

manifesting

c)

mores

(mo rays)

d)

concepts

3.

Which happens when someone incites or inflames a situation?

a)

Provocation

b)

Complacency

c)

Retaliation

d)

None

4.

Which of the following would be used when talking about being aware?

a)

Precipitate

b)

Provocation

c)

Complacency

d)

Cognizant

5.

Which of the following would be Martin Luther King's affiliates?

a)

Souther Christian Leadership

b)

Miami Dolphin Football Team

c)

Chivas

d)

None

6.

Which is NOT an example of an EXTENDED ALLUSION?

a)

our organization

b)

the Apostle Paul left his home

c)

the gospel of Jesus Christ

d)

the prophets of the eighth century B.C. left...

7.
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

8.

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

9.
Why use non-violent direct action?
a)

to force people who refuse to negotiate to confront the issue

b)

because they can't afford weapons

c)

it's easier than trying to negotiate

d)

to avoid speaking to the people who are causing the problem

10.
"the stinging dart of segregation"
a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

allusion

d)

negotation

11.

"Justice too long delayed is justice _________"

a)

denied.

b)

waiting to happen.

c)

soon.

d)

never.

12.

"Let us all hope that . . . in the not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty."

a)

metaphor

b)

allusion

c)

direct action

d)

pathos

13.
King believes that resentment and frustration over racism should be channeled into...
a)

non-violent direct action.

b)

violent protest.

c)

religious belief.

d)

political discussions.

14.
What is an allusion?
a)

something you see out of focus

b)

something that is seen but not real

c)

a reference to something else

d)

an exaggeration of principal

15.
What is a MORATORIUM?
a)

Release from restraint or inhibition

b)

A temporary prohibition of an activity

c)

A state of disorder due to lack of authority

d)

Concerned with practical matters

16.
If I am cognizant of your plans, I..
a)

know about them

b)

have forgotten them

c)

can't spell them

d)

don't like them

17.
King compares himself to early Christian prophets because they
a)

died fighting for their cause.

b)

did not submit to unjust laws.

c)

believed in civil disobedience.

d)

did not negotiate with enemies.

18.
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.

19.
According to King, the purpose of direct nonviolent action is to
a)

end the bombings of homes and churches.

b)

create tension so that people have to confront an issue.

c)

halt the activities of both merchants and consumers.

d)

draw the sympathy of the religious community and moderate whites.

20.
The main focus of Dr. King’s speech is
a)

getting more money for America’s black population

b)

convincing everyone to live in peace and tranquility

c)

celebrating the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation

d)

ending segregation and racial injustice in America