English101

Dear 9th graders:
Listen , read and review Dr.King speech, then answer the following questions.

www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm


I HAVE A DREAM
COMPREHENSION TEST


1. The speech was delivered at a demonstration called...

a. "The March on Washington for Civil Rights"

b."The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom"

c. "The March on Washington for Equality and Justice"

d. "The March on Washington to End Discrimination"



2. The speech was given in the year...

a. 1963

b. 1958

c. 1968

d. 1971



3. The speech makes a reference tp "5 score years ago". This is clearly a reference to..

a. the assassination of President Lincoln

b. The end of the Civil War

c. The signing of The Emancipation Proclamation

d. The election of President Lincoln



4. In the speech Dr. King stated that the marchers have assembled in Washington to...

a. "send a message"

b. "sound a warning"

c. make a wake-up call"

d. "cash a check"



5. The word "quicksand" is uded in the speech to represent...

a. poverty

b. ignorance

c. racial injustice

d. broken promises



6. The words "solid rock" in the speech refer to...

a.brotherhood

b. the Democratic Party

c. the Church

d. The Bill of Rights



7. The words "dark and desolate valley" in the speech refer to...

a. murders

b. childhood

c. slavery

d. segregation



8. The image of a "whirlwind" is presented in the speech. It stands for...

a. a revolt

b. confusion

c. a future world war

d. the unhappy past



9. The word "palace" in the speech refers to...

a. a church

b. the White House

c. God

d. justice



10. A "cup" is used as a symbol by Dr. King. That cup is really...

a. equality

b. bitterness

c. disappointment

d. dreams



11. Dr. King stated that physical force must be opposed by some other kind of force. Which on is it?

a. moral force

b. political force

c. intellectual force

d. soul force



12. Dr. King stated that the dream he was sharing in his speech came from the...

a. American dream

b. Bible

c. Constitution

d. Still-living dreams of former slaves



13. in describing the hill sof Georgia, Dr. King characterizes them as..

a. "forested'

b. "sandy"

c. "worn"

d. "red"



14. In Mississippi, Dr. King said, it was "hot". according to him, Mississippi's heat was caused by...

a. hatred

b. injustice

c. poverty

d. frustration



15. Dr. King mentioned his children in the speech. How many children did he say he had?

a. two

b. three

c. four

d. five



16. Dr. King said that someday all of America's "rough places" will be made...

a. smooth

b. equal

c. straight

d. plain



17. Dr. King said that faith will be able to turn a "mountain of despair" into a..

a. "monument of success"

b. "tower of justice"

c. "pillar of equality"

d. "stone of hope"



18. Two songs were mentioned by Dr. King in his speech. They were..

a. "America the Beautiful" and a spiritual

b. "God Bless America" and a spiritual

c. two spirituals

d. "My Country Tis of Thee" and a spiritual



19. The speech mentioned "prodigious hilltops", and stated they were located in...

a. Alaska

b. New Hampshire

c. New York

d. Tennessee



20. The speech mentioned a state's "mighty mountains". Dr. King said they were located in...

a. Idaho

b. Colorado

c. New York

d. Kentucky



21. The speech mentioned "snow-capped Rockies". What state did Dr. King say they were located in?

a. Colorado

b. North Dakota

c. Montana

d. Utah



22. Dr. King described one state's hills as "curvaceous slopes".What state did he say they were in?

a. Georgia

b. Texas

c. Vermont

d. California



23. According to Dr. King, Mississippi is made up of "hills and..."

a. "valleys"

b. "molehills"

c. "mountains"

d. "streams"



24. Dr. King stated that the nation owes a promise to every person. Then he said that promise is a promise of...

a. jobs

b. voting rights

c. dreams

d. inalienable rights



25. Most of the time Dr. King referrred to Americans of African ancestry, he used the term...

a. Blacks

b. African-Americans

c. Negroes

d. Persons of Color

Special Tie-Breaker Question. Write the answer to this question next to your name on your answer sheet:


The phrase "Let Freedom Ring" was used multiple times by Dr. King in the speech. How many times did the exact phrase "Let Freedom Ring" appear?