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WorksheetsLetter from Birmingham Jail
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Based on the rhetoric Dr. King uses in his letter, his intended audience are clergymen who are —
confused by his efforts
unfamiliar with his efforts
disapproving of his efforts
undecided about his efforts
The religious leaders who wrote to King while he was in jail called his actions
"wise but untimely
"unwise and untimely"
"vicious and violent"
"passive and indirect"
How did MLK and his supporters act while protesting in Birmingham?
With violence
Civil Disobedience
Who was King responding to with the “Letter from Birmingham Jail”?
The Police
The president
The 8 white Clergymen
The courts
Why did King want people to trust The Supreme Court rulings?
He wanted people to follow just laws and resist unjust laws
He didn’t want people to break laws
He wanted to lessen the number of violent protest
He supported violence while protesting
What is one similarity between the Black Lives Matter movement’s and the Civil Rights movement?
Both were centered around racial equality
Both involved the police being on the minority’s side
Both supported segregation and racism
Neither had any sort of peaceful protests
What date was the protest and day MLK was arrested?
April 16th 1963
April 12th 1863
April 12th 1963
May 23rd 1964
How does King introduce his purpose for writing "Letter from Birmingham Jail"?
to fulfill an organizational obligation to the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights.
to challenge segregation laws as morally unjust.
to respond to the call for social justice from the African American community.
to demonstrate his commitment to direct action programs in all states.
What do King believe about the ruling of Brown v Board of Education?
It’s was unfair
It was fair
It was morally right
He didn’t know the ruling
Which amendment did King cite?
The Third Amendment
The Second Amendment
The First Amendment
The Tenth Amendment
True or false: King believed his arrest was considered “Unjust” since it went against his 1st amendment rights.
False
True
Which of these are not a method BLM activists used?
Protest
Aggravated Assult
Civil Disobedience
Online Activism
True or false: King wrote the “Letter from Birmingham jail” once he was released.
True
False
Did King and his supporters have the right to freely exercise their 1st amendment rights.
Yes
No
Maybe
I don’t know
