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QuizMultiple Choice

Speaking and Listening: Planning a Multimedia Presentation — Cumulative exam

Question 24 • GA-Literature and Composition I A

What does Martin Luther King Jr. make allusions to in his "I Have a Dream” speech? Select 4 options.Abraham Lincolnthe Emancipation Proclamationthe Washington MonumentJohn F. Kennedythe Constitutionthe Bible

Answer
A
Abraham Lincoln
B
the Emancipation Proclamation
C
the Washington Monument
D
John F. Kennedy
E
the Constitution
F
the Bible

Explanation

King opens by echoing Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address with “five score years ago,” and refers to the Emancipation Proclamation as a “beacon light of hope.” He also alludes to the Constitution as a promise of equality and uses biblical language and imagery throughout the speech. The Washington Monument is part of the setting, but it is not one of the speech’s main allusions; John F. Kennedy is not alluded to.

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