Year 8 - Inspirational People

What religion did Malcolm X join while in prison?

• Christianity

• Theravada Buddhism

• Nation of Islam

• Sikhism

Read the following sentence from King’s speech: “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” How did Martin Luther King Jr. feel about the future of America?

• scared
• angry
• hopeful
• sad

What was Martin Luther King, Jr.'s job?

• teacher
• speech writer
• minister
• producer

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s most famous speech is ______________. 

• I have a dream.....
• I have a problem...
• I have one wish...
• I have an argument...

What does 'civil rights' mean?

• You have to be nice to others.

• The Ten Commandments

• All citizens are treated equally.

• To treat others unfairly.

What does 'segregation' mean?

• different rights for white and black people in America

• different rights for white and black people in South Africa

• having equal rights

• prejudice

Rosa Parks got arrested because...?

• she got in a fight

• she wouldn't give up her seat on the bus to a white man.

• she went to a protest against segregation in America

• she didn't get arrested

How was the Montgomery Bus Boycott effective?

• It gave free transportation to African Americans
• It segregated buses in America
•  It made Rosa Parks lots of money
• It helped de-segregate buses in America

Why didn't Rosa Parks give up her seat on the bus?

• She thought the law was unfair.

• She didn't know anyone wanted the seat.

• She had too many bags to get up.

• She was sleeping.

Mahatma Gandhi was campaigning for...?

• a Nobel Peace Prize

• an end to the death penalty

• equality in India

• home rule for India