letter from birmingham jail quiz

Question 1

MLK jr. says he is responding to ________ in Birmingham.

Answer 1

clergymen

Question 2

the clergymen have accused MLK Jr. of being

Answer 2

unwise and untimely

Question 3

What is MLK jr. planning to answer in his letter?

Answer 3

the criticism of the clergymen

Question 4

what does he say is in every southern state

Answer 4

the southern Christian leadership conference

Question 5

where is the southern Christian leadership conferenced headquartered

Answer 5

atlanta

Question 6

How is MLK an outsider?

Answer 6

he’s not from Birmingham

Question 7

What does MLK say is in Birmingham?

Answer 7

injustice

Question 8

famous quote of justice

Answer 8

injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere

Question 9

MLK does not want to just deal merely with the _____, but grapple with the _________________.

Answer 9

effects, underlying causes

Question 10

Check the 4 basic steps of a non violent campaign

Answer 10

self purification
negotiation
direct action strategy
collection of facts

Question 11

Which community is ingulfed in racial injustice and the most segregated city in the US?

Answer 11

birmingham

Question 12

What has happened to “negro homes and churches in Birmingham?”

Answer 12

unsolved bombings

Question 13

In September, who were the African American leaders in Birmingham working with?

Answer 13

Birmingham’s economic community

Question 14

What did African Americans want removed from stores in Birmingham?

Answer 14

humiliating racial signs

Question 15

Where the humiliating racial signs removed for good?

Answer 15

no

Question 16

How did African Americans undertake a process of self purification?

Answer 16

asked themselves if they could accept blows without retaliating
attended a series of workshops on nonviolence

Question 17

When was this boycot/protest scheduled to happen in Birmingham?

Answer 17

easter

Question 18

Why did they delay the boycott/protest?

Answer 18

as to not interfere with a local election

Question 19

What does MLK say is the purpose of direct action?

Answer 19

to call for negotiation

Question 20

What does MLK say he’s not afraid of?

Answer 20

tension

Question 21

What does MLK says is necessary for growth?

Answer 21

nonviolent tension

Question 22

Who seldom gives up their privileges voluntarily?

Answer 22

privileged groups

Question 23

wait almost always means

Answer 23

never

Question 24

justice too long delayed is justice

Answer 24

denied

Question 25

How long have African Americans been told to "wait" for equality?

Answer 25

340 years

Question 26

Why is MLK jr's daughter not allowed to go to Funtown?

Answer 26

it is closed to colored children

Question 27

Who ask MLK "Daddy why do white people treat colored people so mean?"

Answer 27

MLK jr's son

Question 28

Why do African Americans feel a sense of nobodiness?

Answer 28

they find it difficult to wait

Question 29

Why type of laws should be obeyed?

Answer 29

just laws

Question 30

an unjust law

Answer 30

segregation statutes not rooted in the natural law

Question 31

just law

Answer 31

a law that both the majority and minority will follow

Question 32

What are some "devious methods" used to prevent Negros from becoming registered voters?

Answer 32

white only primaries poll taxes literacy test

Question 33

If one breaks an unjust law, they must be ready to

Answer 33

accept the penalty

Question 34

Check ALL of his examples of Civil disobedience.

Answer 34

Boston tea party socrates early christians standing up for their beliefs

Question 35

If MLK had lived in Germany when Hitler ruled he would have

Answer 35

provided aid to the Jews

Question 36

Who has become the greatest stumbling block in MLK's stride toward freedom?

Answer 36

white moderates

Question 37

Who is telling African Americans to "wait" for freedom or for a more convienient season for change?

Answer 37

white moderates

Question 38

What is bringing to the surface the hidden tension under the surface?

Answer 38

non violent direct action

Question 39

Who was condemned for his unswerving commitment to truth?

Answer 39

socrates

Question 40

now is the time to

Answer 40

do what is right

Question 41

black nationalists

Answer 41

Malcom x followers

Question 42

Understand that the Negro community feels the need to

Answer 42

go on marches go on freedom rides prayer pilgrimages

Question 43

who does MLK call an extremist

Answer 43

Martin luther Thomas jefferson jesus abraham lincoln Paul

Question 44

Who struggles to understand the deep groans and passionate yearnings of the other race?

Answer 44

the opperssor

Question 45

Who is MLK jr. most disappointed with?

Answer 45

leadership of the white church

Question 46

who do we often associated with the protest in Montgomery

Answer 46

Rosa parks

Question 47

Who did not support the bus protest in Montgomery AL?

Answer 47

white clergy in the south

Question 48

What desegregation decision that is the law is MLK jr. probably referencing?

Answer 48

brown v board of education

Question 49

What did MLK hope to see from southern churches in Birmingham?

Answer 49

christians supporting their fellow brothers support from white ministers for the civil rights cause to not stand on the sidelines

Question 50

What is MLK jr. asking of the southern white clergy and the white church members?

Answer 50

where were their voices when they saw and heard racism

Question 51

his tears are tears of

Answer 51

love

Question 52

MLK jr family has history of

Answer 52

being preachers

Question 53

MLK says early Christians were

Answer 53

disturbers of peace outside agitators called to obey God not man God intoxicated

Question 54

MLK is worried the church today will become a(n)

Answer 54

irrelevant social club

Question 55

True or False: No white clegymen have supported the Civil Rights Movement.

Answer 55

false

Question 56

How have some white clergymen supposed the Civil Rights Movement?

Answer 56

participated in freedom rides lost support of their bishops and fellow ministers been jailed walked the streets as congregations in support of cause

Question 57

goal of America

Answer 57

freedom

Question 58

Who is MLK saying "we were here" about?

Answer 58

African americans

Question 59

True or False: MLK is known for writing long letters.

Answer 59

false

Question 60

Why does MLK write such a long letter?

Answer 60

because he has lots of time in jail and wants to get his point across

Question 61

How does MLK say he hopes to meet with his fellow clergymen?

Answer 61

as a Christian brother

Question 62

Check ALL of the following people MLK writes about their courage and heroism.

Answer 62

Rosa parks James meredith high school and college students participating in sit ins

Question 63

Which of the following statements about the document is correct?

Answer 63

it can be interpreted as the DOI for the civil rights movement

Question 64

Check ALL of the following highlights that are parallels b/w the Declaration of Independence and the Letter from Birmingham Jail

Answer 64

Both documents are centered around the notion of equality Both authors list grievances that they have suffered Both authors appeal to a higher power who is backing his cause.

Question 65

Which of the following statements would most closely align with what King says about the relationship b/w laws and the people?

Answer 65

He believes that people usually have a duty to follow the law, however, if the laws are unjust then people do not have to follow them.

Question 66

In the letter, MLK is demanding the ideals laid out in ___ be fulfilled for all people.

Answer 66

14th amendment DOI preamble US Constitution