MLK Jr. Quiz

Inspired by the ________ protests of Gandhi (that lead to the independence of India), Martin Luther King Jr. used the same peaceful strategy in the Civil Rights Movement to achieve equality. 

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• non-violent
• violent

MLK's father and grandfather were preachers.

• True
• False

Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a Dream" speech included his hope that one day his children would be judged not on the color of their skin, but on the content of their character."

• false
• true

MLK Jr. was the only leader of the civil rights movement.

• True
• False

Define: civil rights 

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• the rights that all people have to freedom and equal food under the law.
• the rights that all people have to freedom and equal pay under the law.
• the rights that all people have to freedom and equal treatment under the law.
• the rights that all people have to freedom and unequal treatment under the law.

Define: Segregation
(Image of two women protesting a segregated lunch counter.)
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• Separation of people based on gender.
• Separation of people based on income.
• Separation of people based on the color of their skin.
• Separation of people based on their jobs.

The Civil Rights Act was signed into law by President Johnson.  The Civil Rights Act ensures the rights that all people have to freedom and equal treatment under the law.
When was this law signed?

• 1963
• 1964
• 1965
• 1966

Where was Martin Luther King born?
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• Georgia
• South Carolina
• North Carolina
• Maryland

Before joining the Civil Rights Movement, what was Martin Luther King Jr.'s job?
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• congressman
• lawyer
• professor
• pastor

In 1964, Martin Luther King was awarded the Nobel _____ Prize in recognition of his work in the Civil Rights Movement.
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• Peace
• Promise
• Pastor
• Project