I Have a Dream Questions

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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Martin Luther King, Jr. uses the image of “the valley” to represent
bad times
justice
the future
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CCSS.L.8.5A
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The main focus of Dr. King’s speech is
getting more money for America’s black population
ending segregation and racial injustice in America
celebrating the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
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CCSS.RI.8.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In paragraphs four and five, Dr. King uses an analogy to illustrate America’s broken promise of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to “her citizens of color.” What is this analogy?
A promissory note--a check that has come back marked “insufficient funds”
A dark empty well with a bottomless bucket tied to a frayed rope
A crossroads in a dark forest
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CCSS.L.8.5A
CCSS.RI.8.3
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Martin Luther King, Jr. appeals mainly to his listeners’
common sense
desire for a better future
sense of guilt
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CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RI.8.8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In “I Have a Dream”, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., urges his followers to
work toward gradual change
demand equality and justice now
use any means necessary
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CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RI.8.6
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which repeated phrase in Dr. King’s speech has additional power because it is from a familiar patriotic song?
“I have a dream”
“Now is the time to”
“Let freedom ring”
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CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Dr. King’s speech does not incorporate
repeated phrases
quotations from songs
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