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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #34626 Short Martin Luther King
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Listen to the recording and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting the correct response. Only one response is correct.

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In nineteen sixty three, Martin Luther King Junior led a massive demonstration in Birmingham, Alabama. The protest was against racism. In the United States, people, including children and teenagers, took to the streets to fight for their rights. However, tragically, police officers and fire fighters try to stop them with dogs and high pressure water hoses. They were brutally attacked by dogs and torrents of water from fire hoses. These scenes were shown in newspapers and on televisions around the world. Of course, these scenes touched people's hearts. So the demonstrators gain support against segregation.

What was the purpose of the demonstration led by Martin Luther King, Jr?

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Option 1: "The purpose was to fight against racism and segregation."

Explanation: The text clearly states that the demonstration was against racism and mentions that the demonstrators were fighting for their rights, which directly relates to the fight against segregation. This aligns with the main idea of the text, which emphasizes the struggle for civil rights during the protest.

Option 2: "The purpose was to fight against the city."

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text does not mention a fight against the city itself. Instead, it focuses on the broader issues of racism and segregation, making this option too narrow and not reflective of the main theme.

Option 3: "The purpose was to fight against the state."

Explanation: Similar to option 2, this option is incorrect as the text does not specify a fight against the state. The focus is on racism and segregation, not on state-level opposition, which makes this option misleading.

Option 4: "The purpose was to fight against police officers and firefighters."

Explanation: While the text mentions police officers and firefighters in the context of their actions against the demonstrators, the primary purpose of the demonstration was not to fight against them specifically. This option misrepresents the main goal of the protest, which was to combat racism and segregation.

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