King was supposed to speak for four minutes, but he spoke for over 16.
MLK I have a dream trivia

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History, English
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5th - 9th Grade
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Meagan Lynn
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7 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
True
False
Answer explanation
This didn’t cause a problem, however, because the program was running ahead of schedule and people were more than willing to stick around to hear Dr. King.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
This was the first time King had ever made an “I Have a Dream” speech.
True
False
Answer explanation
King had used the phrase “I have a dream” in other speeches in many cities. However, this was the first time that most Americans had heard him use the phrase.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
King had not planned on giving the speech that day; it was impromptu.
True
False
Answer explanation
During his speech Mahalia Jackson called out, “Tell them about the dream Martin!” and King began to speak, and some say preach, about his famous dream for equality.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
King was honored at the march by letting him go last to give the keynote address to the marchers.
True
False
Answer explanation
The truth is that no one wanted to go last. The speakers believed that the television news journalists would be gone by the end of the event. King volunteered to go last, and everyone stuck around to hear him deliver what would become one of the most important speeches in the history of the United States.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
King’s speech was immediately recognized as a defining moment in civil right history
True
False
Answer explanation
King’s speech was praised by many in the days following the march, but it was only later that it became a defining moment in civil rights history.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
The full name of the protest and march was “The March on Washington.”
True
False
Answer explanation
The actual name of the march was “The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.” The demands of the marchers included legal justice as well as economic equality for all
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Two-thousand marshals were planted in the crowd by the U.S. government to keep the peace.
True
False
Answer explanation
The 2,000 marshals that were scattered through the crowd were trained and provided by the organizers of the march themselves.
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