Literature: I Have a Dream
1- What is the main theme of "I Have a Dream"?
A. The history of the Civil War
B. Space exploration and its benefits
C. the pursuit of racial equality and justice through nonviolent
D. Economic reformation
C. the pursuit of racial equality and justice through nonviolent
What is the genre of the text?
A- Narrative
B- Informational text
C- Essay
D- Speech
D- Speech
Why did Wind Wolf appear shy and quiet in class?
A. He didn’t like school.
B. His culture values observation and respect
C. His culture prohibits him from dealing with people from different religions.
D. He disliked his teachers and peers.
B. His culture values observation and respect
3- Wind-Wolf was raised in which setting?
A. Large city
B. Farmhouse
C. Indian reservation
D. Military base
C. Indian reservation
Which of the following is one element of King’s dream for the future?
A. That America will adopt new national laws
B. That all states will become economically equal
C. That his children will be judged by their character, not their skin color
D. That new political parties will rise
C. That his children will be judged by their character, not their skin color
Which meaning of persecution most closely matches its meaning in the following passage?
Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. And some of you have come from areas where your quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering.
A. | noun | hostile or ill treatment
B. | noun | persistent annoyance
C. | verb | to chase another person
D. | verb | to treat someone poorly
A. | noun | hostile or ill treatment
What is the author’s reason for the statement, “It takes time to adjust to a new cultural system and learn new things.”
A. He informs the teacher about Wind-Wolf’s mathematical abilities.
B. He excuses his son from the Western school setting.
C. He offers an explanation for his son’s behavior in school.
D. He acknowledges that his son’s behavior is not acceptable in Western schools.
C. He offers an explanation for his son’s behavior in school.
What is the teacher’s initial impression of Wind-Wolf?
A. Slow learner
B. Gifted child
C. Trouble maker
D. Leader
A. Slow learner
King states that his dream is “deeply rooted in”:
A. His childhood experiences
B. His religious upbringing
C. The American dream
D. The civil rights movement
C. The American dream
According to the speech, what will happen when people “let freedom ring”?
A. America will gain international respect
B. States will operate independently
C. All of God’s children will join hands in unity
D. Economic prosperity will increase
C. All of God’s children will join hands in unity
What is the genre of “An Indian Father’s Plea”?
A. Argumentative
B. Informational
C. Narrative
D. Short story
A. Argumentative
What is most likely a theme in “A Father’s Plea”?
A. Assimilation equals survival.
B. Cultural difference does not mean cultural disadvantage.
C. Assume the best of others.
D. Embrace the culture and heritage of your people.
B. Cultural difference does not mean cultural disadvantage.
Which example of figurative language best states what the author hopes will happen when he
returns to the South after his speech?
A. “This is our hope, and this is the faith that I go back to the South with.”
B. “... transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.”
C. “Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California.”
D. “... we’ve come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of
freedom and the security of justice.”
B. “... transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.”
What does King urge his followers not to do in their struggle for freedom?
A. Join political parties
B. Lose faith in the movement
C. Engage in physical violence
D. Abandon peaceful protest for legal action
C. Engage in physical violence
Which of the following statements best demonstrates the father’s belief that the Western
school does not appreciate his culture?
A. “You wanted to call him Wind, insisting that Wolf somehow must be his middle name.”
B. “He is the only Indian child in your class.”
C. “Millions of dollars have been appropriated by Congress and are being spent each year for
"Indian Education.'”'
D. “He has seven different tribal systems flowing through his blood; he is even part white.”
A. “You wanted to call him Wind, insisting that Wolf somehow must be his middle name.”
Which meaning of artificiality most closely matches its meaning
A. unnaturalness
B. complex
C. current
D. distinct
A. unnaturalness
To what is the speaker most closely referring with the phrase withering injustice in the passage below?
Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.
A. the experience of enslaved Africans before the Emancipation Proclamation
B. the weather on the day of the march
C. the cruelty African Americans continue to experience in the present
D. the personalities of the politicians who were in power during the speaker’s time
A. the experience of enslaved Africans before the Emancipation Proclamation
Which of the following sentences from the speech directly states a clear claim?
A. My country ‘tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing.”
B. “And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true.”
C. “This is our hope, and this is the faith that I go back to the South with.”
D. “I have a dream.”
B. “And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true.”
The following sentence, “He is caught between two worlds, torn by two distinct cultural systems,” mainly shows that.
A. Wind-Wolf fails to see the differences between Native culture and Western culture.
B. Both Indian and Western culture influence Wind-Wolf and he struggles to belong in each
world.
C. Wind-Wolf rejects Western culture when he refuses to go to school.
D. Wind-Wolf feels pressure to identify with his Indian culture from his father.
B. Both Indian and Western culture influence Wind-Wolf and he struggles to belong in each
Which meaning of foray most closely matches its meaning in the following passage ?
If Wind-Wolf was not prepared for his first tentative foray into your world, neither were you appreciative of his culture.
A. verb | to escape to
B. verb | to go on an excursion or a trip
C. verb | to refuse
D. verb | to assume
B. verb | to go on an excursion or a trip