Martin Luther King Jr.

Where was Martin Luther King Jr. born?

• Birmingham, Alabama

• Marietta, Georgia

• Mobile, Alabama

• Atlanta, Georgia

What was King's father's profession?

• doctor

• pastor

• professor

• fireman

What historic campaign did King lead in Montgomery, Alabama?

• Singer

• c. a boycott of the city buses

• a. a march to Washington, D.C., for civil rights

• b. a sit-in at city diners

Why did King travel to Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968?

• to fight for better wages for sanitation workers

• to receive an honorary degree

• to participate in a conference of civil rights leaders

• to visit his wife and children

What historic campaign did King lead in Montgomery, Alabama?

• Singer

• a boycott of the city buses

• a march to Washington, D.C., for civil rights

• a sit-in at city diners

What historic campaign did King lead in Montgomery, Alabama?

• Singer

• a boycott of the city buses

• a march to Washington, D.C., for civil rights

• . a sit-in at city diners

King was awarded __________ in 1964.

• a Bronze Star

• a Medal of Honor

• the Pulitzer Prize

• the Nobel Peace Prize

How did King die?

• he had a heart attack

• he was killed in the Vietnam War

• he was shot by an assassin

• he was killed in a plane crash

When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day?

• February 15

• January 15

• the third Monday of January

• the third Tuesday of February

Whose teachings inspired King's philosophy of nonviolence?

• American scientist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Linus Pauling

• German journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Carl von Ossietzky

• Indian spiritual and political leader Mohandas Gandhi

• American philosopher Henry David Thoreau