I Have a Dream Speech Quiz

The main focus of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr's speech is

• Celebrating the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation

• Convincing everyone to live in peace and tranquillity

• Ending segregation and racial injustice in America

• Getting more money for America's black population

King's "I Have a Dream" speech appeals mainly to listeners'

• Common sense

• Sense of guilt

• Desire for a better future

• Concerns about America's status among the world's nations

In "I Have a Dream" Martin Luther King Jr. urges his followers to

• Work toward gradual change

• Demand justice now

• Use any means necessary

• Distrust white people

Which repeated phrase in King's speech has additional power because it is from a familiar patriotic song?

• "I have a dream"

• "One hundred years later"

• "Now is the time"

• "Let freedom ring"

Words in context: A legitimate concern is

• Reasonable

• False

• Questionable

• Legal

Words in context: If people have a reconciliation they return to a state of being

• Friends

• Enemies

• Prisoners

• Soldiers

Words in context: A man who seeks social mobility wants to

• Convince others

• Buy a house

• Go to a different place

• Improve their situation

Answer in 1-2 sentences

According to King, the founders who signed the Constitution wrote African Americans "a bad check". What does he mean?

nb: Check is American spelling for Cheque - which at the time was a common way for paying for things - especially bills. A bad cheque is one where there was no money in the bank account and the recipient can not get paid.

Answer in 1-2 sentences

What attitude does King urge African Americans to take toward white people?

Answer in 1-2 sentences

What is King's dream for the children of Alabama?