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"Letter from Birmingham Jail" Quiz
to take revenge - ✔✔To "retaliate" means to...

strengthen his moral argument against segregation - ✔✔In line 210, King alludes to
Paul Tillich's opinion that "sin is separation" to...

He has organizational ties to Birmingham, plus he was invited there - ✔✔What is the
basis for King's argument against the idea that he is an outsider who came to
Birmingham?

Everyone is affected when one person is hurt. - ✔✔What does King mean in lines
37-38 when he says, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"?

he believes them to be sincere and good. - ✔✔In his opening paragraph, King says
that he rarely pauses to answer criticisms, but he is replying to the clergymen
because...
100%
aware - ✔✔What does "cognizant" mean?

create tension so that people have to confront an issue - ✔✔According to King, the
purpose of direct nonviolent action is to...

did not submit to unjust laws - ✔✔King compares himself to early Christian prophets
because they...

waiting for freedom - ✔✔King uses the evidence that other nations are gaining
political independence to argue against...

a temporary prohibition of an activity - ✔✔What is a "moratorium" ?

April 16, 1963; Martin Luther King, Jr. - ✔✔When was the 'Letter from Birmingham
Jail' written? By whom?

, the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism. It says that people have a moral
responsibility to break unjust laws and to take direct action rather than waiting
potentially forever for justice to come through the courts - ✔✔What does the letter
defend?

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" - ✔✔How does MLK respond to
being called an "outsider"

agreed that social injustices existed but argued that the battle against racial
segregation should be fought solely in the courts, not the streets - ✔✔What were the
opinions of the 8 clergymen regarding dealing with the social injustices?

1.) MLK was an "outsider"; 2.) Should negotiate for change rather than demonstrate;
3.) Actions were "untimely"; 4.) Encouraging people to break the law - ✔✔What are
the 4 accusations made against MLK's campaign by the clergymen?

"Since I feel that you are men of genuine good will and your criticisms are sincerely set
100%
forth"; he is trying to show that he is peaceful and shows respect (their criticisms also
motivates him and keeps them busy) - ✔✔What is King's compliment to his critics?
What does he gain?

MLK is trying to say that despite hate and persecution, he will move passed the
oppression with the help of God and his supporters; he is also comparing himself to
early Christians and relating their persecution to his - ✔✔How does this paragraph
strengthen the purpose?

he says he is already familiar with Birmingham, injustice is a threat to everywhere, and
that he is being persecuted just like the Christians during Jesus' time and he will carry
the gospel of Jesus Christ no matter the situation; "Anyone who lives inside the United
States can never be considered an outsider" - ✔✔How does King respond to being an
outsider?

King turns the tables of his critics by saying that the white men caused the
demonstrations; therefore, the ones whom are oppressive and violent are actually
those who advocate for white supremacy; the white men leave no other choice than for

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