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Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil Disobedience Answers

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What type of allusion is King making when he refers to the Boston Tea Party?

a historical allusion

a religious allusion

a literary allusion

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How does the allusion to the Boston Tea Party reinforce King’s argument about civil disobedience?

By citing an example of civil disobedience by everyday people, King shows that civil disobedience can be necessary and productive.

By using an example of civil disobedience that took place in the past, King shows that civil disobedience is no longer necessary.

By using an example of civil disobedience that took place in the North, King shows that the Southern states have not used civil disobedience effectively.

By using an example of a “massive act of civil disobedience,” King shows that the demonstrations in Alabama are not as large and disruptive as his critics think.

What is King’s claim in this passage?

Now is the right time to take action against racial injustice in Birmingham.

The new mayor will be more open to negotiations than the previous mayor.

All city administrators are more or less the same.

Civil rights activists should have waited for the election of a new mayor before taking action.

Choose the statement that best summarizes the purpose of King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”

to show that the leaders of Birmingham need to find new ways to negotiate with African American leaders instead of jailing them for marching without a permit

to demonstrate that the Birmingham clergymen who criticize King want to stop African Americans from gaining equality in their city

to explain that the protests led by King in Birmingham are necessary because the local leaders and courts are not willing to confront the issue

to illustrate that the violence associated with King’s protests in Alabama is justified because a person who attacks a protestor should also be attacked

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