Letters from Birmingham Jail

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English
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10th Grade
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Hard
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Sarah Williams
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which vocabulary term belongs in the following sentence? "....he will be reasonable enough to see the ______ of massive resistance to desegregation..."
Futility
Affluent
Degrade
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the argument in this letter?
He was defending the laws already in place.
He was fighting for woman's rights.
Defending both his right and his moral grounds for organizing nonviolent protest activities in support of the civil rights of African Americans.
He defends that view of breaking laws when those laws are unjust.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
King uses all of the following to defend his presence in Birmingham except:
He was asked to participate in protests.
The Bible provides justification.
The Clergy of Birmingham had not taken action.
He does not consider himself an outsider.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does King believe that a person can express "the highest respect for the law"?
Obey the speed limit and slow down for yellow traffic lights.
Open the door and smile for law enforcement officers
Accept the penalty for breaking laws he or she believe to be unjust
Study law and become a fair and honest judge or mechanic
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In the opening of Martin Luther King Jr.’s letter, he cites the clergymen’s claim that his activities were referred to as...
“Unlawful and Rebellious”
“Unwise and Untimely”
“Reputable but Violent”
“Compassionate and Revolutionary”
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Towards the end of the letter, Martin Luther King Jr. praises the church for their support in his cause.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT something Martin Luther King Jr. claims to do in his jail cell?
Dream long dreams
Write long letters
Think long thoughts
Pray long prayers
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
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