Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil Disobedience Quiz 2023 with complete solution
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Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil Disobedience Quiz 2023 with complete solution
Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail."
Of course, there is nothing new about this kind of civil disobedience. It was evidenced sublimely in the refusal of Shadrach, Meshach an...
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Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil Disobedience Quiz 2023
with complete solution
Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail."
Of course, there is nothing new about this kind of civil disobedience. It was evidenced
sublimely in the refusal of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego to obey the laws of
Nebuchadnezzar, on the ground that a higher moral law was at stake.
King uses this allusion to
a. retell an important historical tale.
b. describe a governmental struggle in a foreign land.
c. explain the reason for his peaceful approach.
d. forge a connection with familiar figures of faith.
d. forge a connection with familiar figures of faith.
Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail."
Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that
individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm
of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent
gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will help men rise from the dark
depths of prejudice.
Why does King use this allusion?
a. to appeal to his critics' intellect
b. to define democratic principles
c. to commemorate a famous leader
d. to decry the bondage of ancient Greece
a. to appeal to his critics' intellect
Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail."
I have tried to stand between these two forces, saying that we need emulate neither the
"do nothingism" of the complacent nor the hatred and despair of the black nationalist.
How does King support this claim?
a. by listing churches who support his nonviolent stand
b. by describing nonviolent direct action as a peaceful middle ground
c. by urging church leaders to abandon their "do nothing" approaches
d. by insisting that complacency is preferable to hatred and violence
b. by describing nonviolent direct action as a peaceful middle ground
Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail."
In no sense do I advocate evading or defying the law, as would the rabid segregationist.
King includes this sentence to
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