Martin Luther King Jr. quiz

In 1953, Martin Luther King married?

• Rosa Parks
• Coretta Scott
• Harriet Tubman

After he finished school, his first job was....

• preaching at a Baptist Church.
• working in the cotton fields.
• being a leader on the Underground Railroad.

In 1954, the Supreme Court decided segregated schools....

• were working out well.
• should continue.
• were against the constitution.

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks.....

• rode on a bus.
• refused to give up her seat on the bus.
• both of the above.

Nixon and Martin showed support for Rosa Parks by organizing.....

• a welcome home party.
• a bus boycott.
• a surprise party.

The bus boycott lasted.....

• 381 days.
• 3 days.
• 38,100 days.

Most blacks didn't have cars. How did they get to work?

• car pool
• walked
• both of the above

After the bus boycott, the Supreme Court decided....

• blacks had to sit in the back of the bus.
• buses couldn't segregate anymore.
• blacks couldn't ride buses at all.

What did 4 black students do in Greensboro, NC?

• They wouldn't give up their seats on the bus.
• They wouldn't get up until they were served food at the Woolworth's counter.
• They led a protest down to the city hall.

What did John F. Kennedy do for Martin?

• Got the judge to change his mind and free Martin.
• Had Martin put in jail for a longer period of time.
• Had Martin arrested for protesting.