1. what is the author’s purpose of king’s letter from birmingham jail? (1.8a)
(a) to explain what justice and injustice are
(b) to describe the events that have happened in birmingham
(c) to try to answer their statement in patient and reasonable terms
(d) to persuade citizens from birmingham to protest
2. what is the main idea of paragraph 5? (1.8a)
(a) birmingham demonstrators do not express a similar disapproval for the social conditions.
(b) birmingham demonstrators have caused too many disruptions.
(c) birmingham demonstrators do not understand how to come together. (d) the social structure is unjust.
3. which sentence in paragraph 4 explicitly states the threat of injustice spreading. (text evid/1.8a)
(a) “i cannot sit idly by in atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in birmingham.”
(b) “we are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.”
(c) “whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”
(d) “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
4. which sentence supports the main idea in paragraph 4? (1.8a)
(a) “i cannot sit idly by in atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in birmingham.”
(b) “we are caught in an inescapable network of mutality, tied in a single garmet of destiny.”
(c) “whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”
(d) “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
5. what does paragraph 3 reveal about dr. king’s personal motivation? (1.5b) (a) his buddhist beliefs motivate him to pursue peace.
(b) he uses his christian beliefs “carry the gospel of freedom”.
(c) his historical beliefs about the “greco-roman world” motivate him to spread peace.
(d) his international experiences have led him to work with macedonia. 6. what does the sentence below reveal about birmingham believers? (1.5b) you deplore the demonstrations taking place in birmingham. but your statement, i am sorry to say, fails to express a similar concern for the conditions that brought about the demonstrations.
(a) birmingham disapproves of the demonstrations, but not of the injustice. (b) dr. king does not like the people of birmingham.
(c) birmingham disapproves of dr. king’s approach.
(d) birmingham needs from dr. king. 7. in paragraph 3, what does the word compelled mean? (1.10)
(a) persuaded
(b) invited
(c) guessed
(d) forced
8. in paragraph 4, what does cognizant mean? (1.10)
(a) aware
(b) warm
(c) enjoyable
(d) well-known
9. what is the central theme of the excerpt? (1.18a)
(a) religion is important for everyone
(b) injustice must always be exterminated.
(c) writing letters is a necessary skill set.
(d) friendships made from jail last forever.
10. how does the author’s point of view the reader understand the author’s personal beliefs about injustice? (1.18a)
(a) it doesn’t.
(b) the author’s view as a minister prevents the reader from understanding birmingham’s perspective.
(c) the author has been unjustly jailed and the reader see the injustice is real.
(d) since the author is not from birmingham, readers who are also not from birmingham can relate.