Civil Rights Lesson

What main problem does MLK address in the "I Have a Dream" speech?

• African Americans still do not have the rights guaranteed by the Constitution and Declaration of Independence
• African Americans do not have the same religious freedom as other groups
• African Americans have more rights than whites and are discriminating against them
• No one reads the speeches of Abraham Lincoln anymore

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Which of the following does MLK caution "his people" NOT to do?

• use non-violence
• don't be satisfied
• go back to home states and keep working for equality
• be bitter and hateful

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What IS King's dream?

• equality
• wealth
• injustice
• faith

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Which of the following is NOT part of King's vision of the future?

• black and white children joining hands
• a symphony of brotherhood
• to work together
• police brutality

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What is the main purpose of the "I Have a Dream" speech?

• to inspire
• to criticize
• to inform
• to entertain

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What is the main purpose of the "I Have a Dream" speech?

• to inspire
• to criticize
• to inform
• to entertain

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In MLK's dream, what will his children be judged by?

• their GCSE results

• the content of their character

• the colour of their skin

• their beliefs and values

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According to "Lessons of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." why are Chavez and the united Farm workers to ban the use of deadly pesticides on the crops?

• Use of the pesticides in smaller harvests

• The pesticides cost the growers too much money

• exposure to the pesticides causes too much health problems

• Being sprayed with pesticides affects the flavor of the crops

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According to Chavez, how did Dr. King characterize the relationship of the farm workers' struggle to African Americans' struggle for civil rights?

• The farm workers' struggle is more important, because it affects people of more than one race.

• The farm workers' struggle affected only California, while African Americans' struggle affected only the south.

• Both of the struggles are part of the same fight for freedom, dignity, and humanity.

• The farm workers' struggle and the African Americans' struggle compete for the nation's attention

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Which of the following answer choices best identifies the italicized words in this sentence from Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech? " We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality."

• repetition

• symbolism

• direct quotation

• charged language

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