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Martin Luther King Jr. and Civil Disobedience

Question 1 • DBN LA 6-CR

What type of allusion is King making when he refers to the Boston Tea Party? a historical allusiona religious allusiona literary allusion

Answer
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a historical allusion
B
a religious allusion
C
a literary allusion

Explanation

The Boston Tea Party was a historical protest in 1773 against British taxation, when colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor. Referring to that event is a historical allusion, so the correct choice is “a historical allusion.”

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