What was the event that happened to MLK, in high school, on his way to a speech contest? (hint: Angry Young Man)
MLK was the angriest he's ever been when he had to give up his seat for a white person on a 90 mile long trip.
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Which of these is a fact from this Unit?
a) Freedom Riders risked their lives to end bus segregation.
b) Freedom Riders hated buses.
c) Freedom Riders were never scared.
d) Freedom Riders acted irresponsibly.
A)
100
What is a simile?
comparison of two unlike things using like or as
100
What does the prefix anti- mean? (for example: Antisocial)
against
200
What is the definition of massive?
Large, heavy and solid
200
What was ironic about the poem called "Ballad of Birmingham"?
The mother believed that her daughter would be safer at church opposed to the march, however a bomb went off in the church that night killing her daughter.
200
Which sentence gives the best summary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life?
a) In high school, he went to a speech contest.
b) He worked for President Johnson.
c) He led the civil rights movement.
d) A bus driver told him to give up his seat.
C)
200
What is irony?
The difference between what is expected and what actually happens.
200
What does the prefix -pre mean? (for example: precede)
before
300
What is the definition of federal?
relating to the central government of a country
300
What was Joseph Lacey's personal encounter with the Freedom Riders that made him very upset?
He observed the angry mob attack the bus of Freedom Riders. He stated he watched vicious beatings.
300
In the "Ballad of Birmingham" the daughter wants to go downtown to _______________.
march for freedom in the streets
300
What is foreshadowing?
the warning of a future event
300
What does the prefix re- mean? (for example: reconsider)
again
400
What is the definition of segregation?
the act of keeping people or groups apart
400
From the passage, "In Their Own Words" who abdicated the scene while the Freedom Riders were being attacked?
city police and county sheriff
400
What was the effect of the Birmingham church bombing?
a) A bus exploded.
b) Groups stopped protesting.
c) Four young girls were killed.
d) Segregation laws began.
C)
400
What is a hyperbole?
an overstatement, exaggeration
400
What does the prefix dis- mean? (for example disapprove)
not
500
What is the definition of demonstration?
an act of protest by a group of people
500
Give the reaction to either Mary Gadson or Bernita Roberson, the girls from the Birmingham Bombing.
Mary Gadson- whole family started to cry when hearing the news on the radio.
Bernita Roberson- wasn't angry because she was told not to be. She was taught to forgive people.
500
From the information in this Unit, we know that __________.
a) the North didn't care about segregation
b) the South was segregated by race
c) there were no protests in the West
d) California and New Mexico had the most protests
B)
500
What is satire?
the use of irony or humor
500
What does the prefix inter- mean? (for example: international)