English - Prose Chapter 4: I have a Dream short Answer Questions

SHORT QUESTIONS ANSWER

Q1 What does his speech reveal ?

Ans – His speech proves that he is a great orator and can stir the mind and heart of all the Negro of America. His commitment to the rights of people and his concern for their uplift, have got revealed in his speech.

Q2 What does Martin Luther say about the life of Negroes ?

Ans – He says that the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discriminations. They still live on a lonely island of poverty.

Q3 What are the things needed to remove the discontent of the Negro ?

Ans – Freedom and equality are required to remove their discontent. They must be provided with equal opportunities for their development. Their cultural identity must be protected.

Q4 Why does he thank God ?

Ans – He thanks God that they are, at last, free. Slavery has been abolished. Everyone is equal in the eyes of law.

Q5. What is the author trying to achieve through his speech?

Ans ⇒ The author is trying to achieve the support of the listeners in the freedom struggle for Negroes by his speech. He also wants to attract the listener towards the pitious condition of the Negroes.

Q6. What is their pledge?

Ans ⇒ Their pledge is to march ahead and never to turn back. They can never be satisfied until they get their rights and till they will march for freedom and justice and go ahead.

Q7  What are the ‘trials and tribulations’ the author talks about?

Ans ⇒ The, trials and tribulations author talks about are the hardship and torments people had to suffer when they raise their voice against the injustice and discrimination.

Q8 What are the ‘ trials and tribulations ‘ Martin Luther King Jr. talks about ?

Ans – Martin Luther King Junior talks about those trials and tribulations which are faced by the Negroes around the country . When the Negroes raise their voice against this racial discrimination their voices are suppressed . They are misbehaved and treated as the last grade citizens .

Q9 When did Martin Luther King Jr. born ? Who was he ?

Ans – He was born on 15 Jan 1929. He was a great orator , a civil right activist and a Nobel prize winner for peace . He fought against racial discrimination .

Q10 What was the emancipation proclamation ?

Ans – It was an executive order issued by then president of America Abraham Lincoln . By the proclamation freedom was granted to the slaves in all the parts of America . This order was issued on Jan 1 , 1863 .