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Written Comprehension

His father knew that in Atlanta, Georgia, where the family lived, Martin, as an African American, would be treated by most of the city's white population as an inferior person. 

So, he reminded his son again and again, "You are as good as anyone else." 

As a young man, Martin had some questions as to what he wanted to do with his life. 

Should he be a doctor, or perhaps a lawyer? In either profession he would be in a position to help people. 

However, he came to realize that he could best serve God and his people by becoming a minister. 

He studied hard. Martin was ordained as a Baptist minister when he was eighteen years old. 

Martin realized that even though he had been ordained, he needed further education. 

He enrolled in the Crozer Theological Seminary, Pennsylvania. While there, he learnt of the work of Mahatma Gandhi. 

Gandhi had done much to help India's poor people, who were treated badly by upper-class Indians and the British who ruled India. Mahatma's success was due, in part, to non-violent resistance to unfair laws.

It occurred to Martin that he could use Gandhi's approach to help African-Americans gain their just (equal) position in American society. 

After graduating from Crozer, Martin continued his education and earned a Doctor of Theology degree from Boston University. 

The now Dr. Martin Luther King became Pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. 

In Montgomery, Dr. King came to the rescue of Rosa Parks.

He participated in organizing successful boycotts against public bus transportation, which required that African Americans sit at the back of buses.

From that time on, the list of non-violent protests that were led by Dr. King went on and on.

For his work in bringing about changes in a peaceful manner, Dr. King was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace, one of the greatest honours that can be given to a person. 

Many millions of people respected and loved Dr. King for his work, but there were others who feared and hated him.

His home was bombed, as was his church.

He was often threatened and beaten.

None of this stopped him from doing the work he had to do, and, most of all, he never replied to violence with violence.

Sadly, he was gunned down on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee.

WRITTEN COMPREHENSION

1. Give a title to each of the 4 paragraphs                  /4

2. Vocabulary                                                    /4

Find in the text the English for: rappeler – un avocat – obtenir un diplôme – la lutte (l'opposition)– ordonner – décerner - menacer - abattre

3. Right or wrong? Justify with your own words                    /8

a) Martin Luther King suffered from segregation when he was a child.

b) Martin Luther King was highly educated.

c) He didn’t believe in God.

d) He met Gandhi at the Crozer Theological Seminary.

e) He wanted to use the same method as Gandhi in his own country.

f) There was segregation in Montgomery.

g) Martin Luther King sometimes used violence.

h) He didn’t have any enemies.

4. Translate the underlined paragraph                        /4

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