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Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Quiz by Patricia Joy

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  • Q1
    Who wrote the 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail'?
    Martin Luther King Jr.
    Nelson Mandela
    Malcolm X
    Rosa Parks
    30s
  • Q2
    In which year was the 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail' written?
    1968
    1963
    1972
    1955
    30s
  • Q3
    What was the main purpose of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail'?
    To defend the strategy of nonviolent resistance against racial injustice
    To criticize the efforts of the Civil Rights Movement
    To demand immediate desegregation of all public facilities
    To promote violence as a means of achieving civil rights
    30s
  • Q4
    What was the catalyst that prompted Martin Luther King Jr. to write the 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail'?
    The criticism of white Alabama clergymen
    A major court ruling on desegregation
    A march led by Malcolm X
    A violent protest in Birmingham
    30s
  • Q5
    What was the primary audience of the 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail'?
    Political leaders of Birmingham
    African American civil rights activists
    White moderate clergymen
    Northern white sympathizers
    30s
  • Q6
    What was the central argument put forth by Martin Luther King Jr. in the 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail'?
    Segregation should be immediately abolished
    Nonviolence is the only effective means of achieving civil rights
    African Americans should arm themselves for self-defense
    Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere
    30s
  • Q7
    What persuasive techniques did Martin Luther King Jr. employ in the 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail'?
    Ethos, pathos, and logos
    Rhyme, repetition, and symbolism
    Hyperbole, irony, and satire
    Alliteration, assonance, and onomatopoeia
    30s

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