AP-Style Multiple Choice Ch. 10 King, Letter from Birmingham Jail

1. Question

   What stylistic device of King’s is most evident throughout the selection (pars. 12-14)?

   A.

   parallelism

   B.

   hyperbole

   C.

   colloquialism

   D.

   invective

   E.

   apostrophe

   AP-Style Multiple Choice Ch. 10 King, Letter from Birmingham Jail : What stylistic device of King’s is most evident throughout the selection (pars. 12-14)?

2. Question

   Which of the following claims does King leave UNSUPPORTED by evidence? I. that groups generally act more immorally than do individuals II. that historically, those with privilege rarely give it up without being forcedIII. that the racial injustice in the South is too urgent and too long delayed to wait any longer

   A.

   I only

   B.

   II only

   C.

   II and III only

   D.

   I and II only

   E.

   I, II, and III

   AP-Style Multiple Choice Ch. 10 King, Letter from Birmingham Jail : Which of the following claims does King leave UNSUPPORTED by evidence? I. that groups generally act more immorally than do individuals II. that historically, those with privilege rarely give it up without being forcedIII. that the racial injustice in the South is too urgent and too long delayed to wait any longer

3. Question

   To what specific criticism is King responding in this excerpt?

   A.

   the claim that nonviolence is not effective in creating social change

   B.

   the claim that King’s followers actually provoke violence by their actions

   C.

   the claim that the protests that King is helping to lead are poorly timed

   D.

   the claim that satisfactory advances in civil rights have already been made

   E.

   none of the above

   AP-Style Multiple Choice Ch. 10 King, Letter from Birmingham Jail : To what specific criticism is King responding in this excerpt?

4. Question

   The antithesis in the first sentence of paragraph 13 creates a(n)

   A.

   mandate for immediate action

   B.

   sense of the painful experiences of oppression

   C.

   reminder of the strength and power of the oppressor

   D.

   uncompromising threat to the oppressors

   E.

   none of the above

   AP-Style Multiple Choice Ch. 10 King, Letter from Birmingham Jail : The antithesis in the first sentence of paragraph 13 creates a(n)

5. Question

   In paragraph 13, the words in quotation marks represent the language of

   A.

   those who have been in power

   B.

   the leaders of the civil rights movement

   C.

   the American people regarding political change

   D.

   King in the past to refer to the strategies of the civil rights movement

   E.

   church leaders to their church members

   AP-Style Multiple Choice Ch. 10 King, Letter from Birmingham Jail : In paragraph 13, the words in quotation marks represent the language of

6. Question

   The long list of injustices and brutalities in paragraph 14 primarily provides

   A.

   evidence for the gains that the civil rights movement has made through putting pressure on leaders

   B.

   evidence to convince readers to join the civil rights movement

   C.

   evidence for King’s claim that the civil rights movement is an urgent matter and cannot wait

   D.

   examples of King’s painful personal experiences

   E.

   an extended metaphor to illustrate the pain of oppression

   AP-Style Multiple Choice Ch. 10 King, Letter from Birmingham Jail : The long list of injustices and brutalities in paragraph 14 primarily provides

7. Question

   King’s use of second person in paragraph 14 serves as an appeal to

   A.

   logos

   B.

   authority

   C.

   ethos

   D.

   ignorance

   E.

   pathos

   AP-Style Multiple Choice Ch. 10 King, Letter from Birmingham Jail : King’s use of second person in paragraph 14 serves as an appeal to

8. Question

   In the second sentence of paragraph 14, King uses figurative language to

   A.

   contrast the modernity of America with the primitiveness of Africa

   B.

   contrast the modern political progress being made on other continents with the old-fashioned status of civil rights in America

   C.

   show parallels between Asia, Africa, and America in order to build global solidarity with civil rights movements among the continents

   D.

   draw a comparison between the poor state of minority rights in Asia and Africa, and the active civil rights movement in the United States

   E.

   show the inevitable movement toward civil rights worldwide

   AP-Style Multiple Choice Ch. 10 King, Letter from Birmingham Jail : In the second sentence of paragraph 14, King uses figurative language to

9. Question

   King’s use of the first-person plural serves primarily to

   A.

   create an adversarial dichotomy between the civil rights movement and the audience

   B.

   portray all Americans as a united group

   C.

   refer to the civil rights movement as a unified force

   D.

   allow him to identify with both civil rights activists and Americans as a whole

   E.

   muddy the issue by never allowing the reader to clearly identify whom King intends to include in the “we” group

   AP-Style Multiple Choice Ch. 10 King, Letter from Birmingham Jail : King’s use of the first-person plural serves primarily to

10. Question

    What form of parallelism is used throughout paragraph 14 in the list of injustices King presents?

    A.

    anaphora

    B.

    antithesis

    C.

    zeugma

    D.

    epistrophe

    E.

    chiasm

    AP-Style Multiple Choice Ch. 10 King, Letter from Birmingham Jail : What form of parallelism is used throughout paragraph 14 in the list of injustices King presents?