i have a dream quizlet thingy

In front of which building in Washington, D.C., did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., deliver his "I Have a Dream" speech

d. the Lincoln memorial

In "I have a Dream," What does Dr. King urge African Americans to do?

A. Struggle for equal rights with discipline and dignity

Which of the following answer choices states Dr. King's main purpose in "I Have a Dream"?

c. He wants his audience to secure civil rights for all Americans

Which of the following answer choices best identifies the "dream" Dr. King describes in "I Have a Dream"?

d. liberty and justice for all Americans regardless of race

Which of the following situations can best be used to illustrate the meaning of prosperity?

a. Manuel has lots of friends, a loyal dog, a job he loves, and a nice apartment.

What is the meaning of tribulations in the following sentence? We experienced a host of tribulations on our trip to India: the airline put our luggage on the wrong plane, someone stole our rental car, and we both got sick the day after we arrived.

d. woes, miseries

If Jon's emotions were exalted after seeing the opera, which of the following must be true? Base your answer on the meaning of exalted.

b. Jon felt uplifted in spirit by the glorious music he heard

What is the most likely reason that Dr. King refers to both the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence in his "I Have a Dream" speech?

c. He wants to stress that all Americans are guaranteed certain rights.

In "I Have a Dream," Dr. King tells his listeners that they should not "wallow in the valley of despair." What feeling is he urging them to avoid?

a. hopelessness from believing that the present situation will never change

In "I Have a Dream," what does Dr. King mean when he says that someday "the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight"?

d. Racial discrimination and injustice will finally end

Which sentence from "I Have a Dream" best supports the answer to the above question?

a. Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation.

b. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation

c. [W]e will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood

d. You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive.

C. [W]e will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.

In "I Have a Dream," King speaks of African Americans" meeting physical force with soul force." In the context of this speech, which answer choice best explains what King means?

b. He means that African Americans should rise above the behavior of their oppressors instead of responding to abuse with abuse

Which quotation from "I Have a Dream" best supports the answer to the question above?

a. And there will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights.

b. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence.

c. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead.

d. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive

b

In "I Have a Dream," King refers to the promise of unalienable rights in the Declaration of Independence as "this sacred obligation." Later in the speech, he refers to the Declaration's famous phrase "all men are created equal" as a creed. Which answer choice best explains the effect King achieves by using the words sacred and creed?

c. The words emphasize the importance of the Declaration's text by equating it with the founding document of a religion.

Which rhetorical device is represented by Dr. King's references to "a check" and a

"promissory note" in this passage from his "I Have a Dream" speech? In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir.

a. analogy

Read the following excerpt from Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech: Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed. Which words or phrases in this passage illustrate parallelism?

a. go back to

Which of the following answer choices best identifies the capitalized 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 UNSPEAKABLE HORRORS OF POLICE BRUTALITY.

d. charged language

What is the effect of adding the suffix -tion to a base word?

c. Adding the suffix changes a verb to a noun

To change the verb redeem to its noun form, add the suffix -tion. Which of the following options show the correct noun form of redeem? You may need to drop, add, or change letters in redeem.

b. redemption

Read the following excerpt from "I Have a Dream": Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children. Which answer choice best describes how King's use of parallel structure affects the impact of this passage on his listeners?

a. Parallel structure creates a rhythm and balance in the excerpt

Which of the following sentences contains the best example of parallel structure?

a. The inability of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention to act on the issue of slavery led to nearly 200 years of unrest that came to a head during the civil rights movement.b. Although John F. Kennedy was killed before much of his civil rights program was enacted, his successor, Lyndon B. Johnson, fulfilled his promises of justice for African- Americans.c. Baseball player Jackie Robinson, singer Marian Anderson, poet Langston Hughes, and minister Martin Luther King Jr. all played crucial roles in the fight for civil rights.d. Charlayne Hunter-Gault, one of nine brave students who integrated the Little Rock school system, grew up to become an internationally known journalist.

c. Baseball player Jackie Robinson, singer Marian Anderson, poet Langston Hughes, and minister Martin Luther King Jr. all played crucial roles in the fight for civil rights.

Which of the following sentences contains the best example of parallel structure?

a. The 1960s saw mass social and economic protests in France, Italy, Poland, and many other places besides the United States.

b. Martin Luther, the German religious leader for whom King was named, wrote the Ninety- Five Theses, founded a new church, and translated the Bible into German.

c. President Lyndon Johnson's ambitious program of social reform, so important to King's fight for civil rights, was partially derailed by American involvement in the Vietnam War.

d. When Branch Rickey hired Jackie Robinson to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers, he explained that Robinson would need courage to keep from fighting back when taunted or

threatened.

b. Martin Luther, the German religious leader for whom King was named, wrote the Ninety-Five Theses, founded a new church, and translated the Bible into German