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Take Home Quiz:

Martin Luther King, Jr, Rhetorical Devices, and Aristotle

Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Circle all answers that apply.

  1. When King says, “five score years ago,” he is alluding to…
  2. Declaration of Independence
  3. Emancipation Proclamation
  4. U.S. Constitution
  5. When King mentions cashing a check, he is referring to…
  6. Compensation for all of the injustice blacks had faced.
  7. Promises of equality from the nation’s founding documents.
  8. Securing the same financial advantages as whites.
  9. King uses several examples of anaphora. The two most commonly used are…
  10. “I have a dream” and “We can never be satisfied”
  11. “Let freedom ring” and “We can never be satisfied”
  12. “I have a dream” and “Let freedom ring”
  13. In addition to historical document, King alludes to…
  14. Songs
  15. Movies
  16. The Bible

Martin Luther King, Jr’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” Circle all answers that apply.

  1. King said he came to Birmingham because…
  2. He was invited
  3. He had organizational ties
  4. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere
  5. One of the chief complaints about the protests was that they were “untimely.” To that complaint, King essentially said they had…
  6. Attempted to reschedule
  7. Waited too long
  8. No concern for others’ opinions
  9. In the letter, King says, “You express a great deal of anxiety over our willingness to break laws. This is certainly a legitimate concern.“ Which of the following summarizes King’s reply?
  10. Our organization has no regard for laws
  11. Some laws aren’t worth following
  12. We are following the law
  1. Did King believe himself to be an extremist?
  2. Yes, he embodied the “hatred and despair of the black nationalist group like the Elijah Muhammad Muslim Movement.
  3. No, he disapproved of “outright rejection” and instead valued and worked to demonstrate “lukewarm acceptance.
  4. Yes and no, he didn’t agree with the prominent extreme groups of the time but felt like several historical examples of extremists could be admired.
  5. Why was King “disappointed with the white church and its leadership”?
  6. He had not heard of any integrated worship services or religious colleges.
  7. He had not heard of religious leaders calling their worshipers to comply with desegregation.
  8. He had not heard of a minister preach that integration was morally right and that injustices were abounding.
  9. The white ministers to whom King was writing “warmly commended the Birmingham police force for keeping ‘order’ and ‘preventing violence.’” Ultimately, King mentioned this in order to…
  10. Commend the public nonviolence of the police
  11. Recognize the courage of the demonstrators
  12. Reiterate his dream for America

Directions: An example of a rhetorical device is given for each question; write the name of the rhetorical device on the line provided. You will use each rhetorical device in the word bank ONCE.

  1. ______I am hungry, hungry, hungry.
  1. ______We all agree that uniforms are not appealing.
  1. ______Dr. Oz says that everyone should start exercising at least 30 minutes a day.
  1. ______The teacher said, “You did a great job on your test” when you failed it.
  1. ______Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
  1. ______We all are entitled to life, liberty, and happiness.
  1. ______I look for students who are paying attention in class.
  1. ______Only 20% of the school participated in the Homecoming activities.
  1. ______Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get.
  1. ______I am so hungry, I could eat a cow.

Aristotle’s Rhetorical Triangle/Logos, Ethos, Pathos

Part I: Label the three parts to the rhetorical triangle:

Part II: Matching.

4. ______Trying to appeal to the audience through emotions /
  1. Rhetoric

5. ______Using persuasive techniques in writing and/or speaking; using language persuasively and effectively /
  1. Logos

6. ______Using clear and reasonable ideas (or logic) to appeal to an audience /
  1. Ethos

7. ______Being credible and knowledgeable about the subject (ethical/credibility) /
  1. Pathos

Part III: Short Answer. Write (L) for Logos, (E) for Ethos, or (P) for Pathos

8. ______The commercials with the starving children or sick animals

9. ______The harder you study for a test, the more likely you are to get a higher grade

10. ______A veteran teacher gives a speech to college students who are studying education

11. ______80% of people who drop out of high school will serve some type of jail time in their life.

12.______Martin Luther King delivering a speech about Civil Rights

13. ______A commercial about the dangers of texting and driving using a scene from a horrific car accident.

14. ______If you have a college degree, you are more likely to make more money over the course of your life.