Letter from Birmingham Jail Quizzes
Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Letter from Birmingham Jail? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Which major world leader helped inspire MLK's strategy of nonviolent civil disobedience?
Mahatma Gandhi
Teddy Roosevelt
Nelson Mandela
Tony Stark
Q. Which ancient Greek does Dr. King cite as a practitioner of civil disobedience?
Aristotle
Heraclitus
Zach Galifianakis
Socrates
Q. In the book of Daniel, how did King Nebuchadnezzar II punish Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego for refusing to worship a golden idol?
Threw them into a furnace
Made them listen to the entire Nickelback discography on repeat
Took away their bibles
Made them each write a ten-page essay on the history of ancient Babylon
Q. According to Dr. King, how should protestors break unjust laws?
Like a righteous lion
Secretly and surreptitiously
Openly, lovingly, and willing to accept the penalty
Wearing party hats and singing
Q. What did Dr. King fear might happen if the nonviolent protests were dismissed and disrespected?
Black nationalism would lead to even worse racial conflict and violence
Segregation would remain the status quo
Christianity as a whole would lose its moral authority
Jesus would return to earth riding a dragon to banish all racists to the netherworld for a thousand years