Question

PART A: What is the effect of King describing passivity as “sterile” in paragraph 4? MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. NOBEL ACCEPTANCE SPEECH


A
It contrasts passivity with nonviolence, which is a more effective path to social change.
B
It stresses the idea that neither passivity nor nonviolence lead to peace.
C
It reinforces the idea that passivity is a safer way to create change than nonviolence.
D
It portrays passivity as more important than nonviolence in fighting injustice.

Answer 1

The effect of King describing passivity as “sterile” B . It stresses the idea that neither passivity nor nonviolence lead to peace.

• In his 1964 nobel acceptance speech, Dr. martin luther king, jr. described passivity as sterile.
• He was comparing passivity effectively with his chosen course of reform-nonviolence.
• It made passivity seem like a failure, not bridging the distance between cultures but not engaging anyone.