Martin Luther King, Jr.

Where was Martin Luther King, Jr. born?

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Birmingham, Alabama

• Marietta, Georgia

• Mobile, Alabama

Where did King give his most famous speech, "I Have a Dream...?"

• in front of the White House

• at the Washington Monument

• at the Washington Memorial

• on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial

What historic campaign did King lead in Montgomery, Alabama?

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

• a demonstration outside of city hall

• a sit-in at city diners

• a boycott of city buses

What did the Supreme court declare to be unconstitutional in 1956?

• a segregation of schools

• inequality of based on race

• jail terms for civil-rights demonstrators

• segregation of buses

How old was King when he entered Morehouse University?

• 15

• 18

• 20

• 17

Whose teachings inspired King's philosophy of nonviolence?

• Mahatma Gandhi

• David Thoureau

• Carl Von Ossietzky

• Linus Pauling

King was awarded _____ in 1964.

• a Bronze Star

• a Medal of Honor

• a Pulitzer Prize

• a Nobel Peace Prize

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

• to receive an honorary degree

• to participate in a conference for civil rights

• to visit his wife and children

• to fight for better wages for sanitation workers

How did King die?

• He was killed in a plane crash.

• He had a heart attack.

• He was shot by an assassin.

• He was killed in the Vietnam war.

When is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day?

• January 15

• February 15

• Third Monday of January

• Third Monday of February