Question

highlight any allusions in the passage.

we should never forget that everything adolf hitler did in germany was \legal\ and everything the hungarian freedom fighters did in hungary was \illegal.\ it was \illegal\ to aid and comfort a jew in hitlers germany. even so, i am sure that, had i lived in germany at the time, i would have aided and comforted my jewish brothers.
—\letter from birmingham jail,\ martin luther king jr.

what are the purposes of king’s allusions? choose two correct answers.

• to evoke images of other freedom fighters
• to cite german progress after world war ii
• to encourage protesters not to break laws
• to illustrate that some laws are unjust

Explanation:

1. Analyze each option:

• "to evoke images of other freedom fighters": The allusions to Hitler's actions and Hungarian freedom fighters, as well as aiding Jews, do evoke images of those who fought for freedom (or moral good) against unjust systems.
• "to cite German progress after World War II": The passage focuses on Hitler's Germany, not post - WWII German progress, so this is incorrect.
• "to encourage protesters not to break laws": King's example of aiding Jews (illegal but moral) shows he is not encouraging following all laws, so this is incorrect.
• "to illustrate that some laws are unjust": Hitler's "legal" actions (like persecuting Jews) and the "illegal" but moral actions of Hungarian freedom fighters and aiding Jews show that some laws are unjust.

1. So the two correct options are the ones related to evoking freedom - fighter images and illustrating unjust laws.

Answer:

A. to evoke images of other freedom fighters
D. to illustrate that some laws are unjust