MLK Celebration Quiz 2021

What did Dr. Martin Luther King fight for?

• Animal rights for mistreated animals

• Equal rights for those who were oppressed

• More money towards city transportation

• Equal access to divinity school (school to become a minister)

Who did Dr. Martin Luther King learn his style of activism/ protest from?

• Malcolm X

• Rosa Parks

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Mother Teresa

Where did Dr. King give his "I Have a Dream" speech?

• Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

• Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee

• Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama

• Ebenezer Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama

What are the major civil rights actions that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led?

• 1. End racial discrimination in South Africa, 2. 1914 Indian Relief Act, and 3. Led a non-violent tax revolt in Kheda

• 1. Became one of the leaders in the Nation of Islam, 2. Established the Muslim Mosque, and 3. Coined the term "African American"

• 1. Cofounded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, 2. Spoke at the Democratic National Convention in 1964, and 3. Helped Black people vote in the South in the 1960s

• 1. Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike, 2. the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and 3. the March on Washington

What legislation was passed in 1964 as a result of the March on Washington?

• The Violence Against Women Act

• Civil Rights Act

• Equal Pay Act

• The Paycheck Fairness Act

What type of protests did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. organize?

• Violent or "By any means necessary"

• Both violent and non-violent

• Neither

• Non-violent/ Peaceful

True or False: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested and his home was bombed during the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

• True

• False

How did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. die?

• He was assassinated while addressing the public in Memphis, TN.

• He died while in jail in Birmingham, Alabama.

• He died at home from old age

Finish the following quote from Dr. King: "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of _____________ AND ______________.

• weary and sadness

• challenge and controversy

• hostility and rage

• happiness and joy

Which quote is from Dr. King?

• “Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.”

• “Sit on the truth too long and you mash the life right out of it.”

• “It was civil disobedience that won them their civil rights.”

• "A riot is the language of the unheard."