I Have A Dream

In front of which building in Washington, D.C., did Dr. King deliver his “I

Have a Dream” speech?

• Union Station

• the Lincoln Memorial

• the White House

• the National Cathedral

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How many years is a score?

• 100 years

• 20 years

• 15 years

• 8 years

What dream does Dr. King have for his children?

• His children will not be judged by their skin but by the content of their character

• That they will grow up and go to good schools

• That they will be ministers like him

• That they will clean their rooms

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Which of the following answer choices best identifies the “dream” Dr. King

describes in “I Have a Dream”?

• more wealth and prosperity for all Americans

• power for the poor and disadvantaged

• liberty and justice for all Americans regardless of race

• power for the poor and disadvantaged

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Which of the following situations can best be used to illustrate the meaning of

prosperity?

• Toshiko likes mashed potatoes, crisp apples, dark chocolate, and peaches.

• Caleb skis down the mountain every day to get to his job in the village.

• Janna designs costumes for all the musicals and plays at school.

• Manuel has lots of friends, a loyal dog, a job he loves, and a nice

  apartment.

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In “I Have a Dream,” what does Dr. King mean when he says that

someday “the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be

made straight”?

• Racial discrimination and injustice will finally end.

• Judges will be chosen on the basis of their merits.

• National, state, and local elections will be run fairly.

• People who oppress others will be severely punished.

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Match the following vocabulary to the correct definition

• Good fortune; success

• Hallowed

• Holy; sacred

• Redemptive

• Great trouble or misery

• Tribulations

• Make amends or pay back

• Prosperity

• Cruel or unjust treatment

• Oppression

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Exalted means

• Writing

• To convey

• Elevated

• Boring

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About how much time passed between the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation and Dr. King's speech?

• 6 months

• 150 years

• 100 years

• 20 years

Read the following excerpt from Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech:

Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to

Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern

cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed.

Which words or phrases in this passage illustrate parallelism?

• knowing that somehow

• will be changed

• go back to

• slums and ghettos

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