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Civil Disobedience
Test Description: Test Your Knowledge regarding famous writers and what they say about Civil Disobedience
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following writers did NOT address the issue of Civil Disobedience and Peaceful Protest?
A
Thoreau
B
Jack London
C
Martin Luther King Jr.
D
Gandhi
2) What prompted MLK to write his Letter from a Birmingham Jail?
A
He was disgruntled with the current demonstrations that weren't producing results.
B
He wanted to respond to his critics who felt the demonstrations were inappropriate.
C
Being in jail was a sign of peaceful protest - he put himself there.
D
President Kennedy placed him in jail.
3) Who wrote Civil Disobedience -- or, Resistance to Civil Government?
A
Martin Luther King Jr.
B
Emerson
C
Thoreau
D
Gandhi
4) What literary appeal is most dominant in the opening paragraphs of King's letter?
A
Ethos
B
Logos
C
Appeal to Patriotism
D
Pathos
5) What caused Thoreau to write Civil Disobedience?
A
The Mexican American War
B
The Civil War
C
The American Revolution
D
World War I
6) Complete the following sentence: That government is best which governs ____.
A
Individuals
B
Everyone
C
Most
D
Least
7) According to Thoreau, government is simply a(n):
A
expedient
B
requirement
C
necessity
D
a benefit
8) What, according to Thoreau, should be the basis of government?
A
conscience
B
politicians
C
money
D
values
9) Approximately how many years separates Civil Disobedience and Letter from a Birmingham Jail?
A
120
B
50
C
200
D
10
10) King and Thoreau feel that people have a _____ to disobey unjust laws.
A
moral obligation
B
ability
C
tendency
D
responsibility
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