Martin Luther King, Jr. Raz-Plus Quiz- Level S

What did Martin Luther King Jr. experience when he was growing up in the South?

• unfair laws that hurt blacks

• a great leader who fought for equality

• black people living in white neighborhoods

• facilities for Black people were cleaner than those for white people

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Which of the following is an example of segregation?

• a restroom that anyone can use

• a school where only white children can attend

• a bus with people sitting wherever they want to sit

• a job where white and black people are paid the same

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What did King learn from reading about Mohandas Gandhi?

• how to be a gifted student

• how to become a minister

• how to use peaceful protest

• how to be a great leader in India

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What was a result of the bus boycott?

• The buses in Montgomery became desegregated.

• The city made a lot of money from the bus riders.

• The Supreme Court segregated other public places.

• King was arrested by police for not giving up his seat.

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Which of the following are ways that King and other leaders protested in Birmingham, Alabama?

• The bombed churches and houses.

• They used fire hoses and attack dogs.

• They marched and boycotted businesses.

• They traveled and began arresting people.

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According to the text, King and Rosa Parks were similar because they both ______________________.

• became a minister in Montgomery.

• were elected president of the bus boycott.

• were arrested for opposing segregation.

• were killed while supporting a protest.

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At the March on Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. ____________________.

• called for justice and equality for all people

• planned the march from Selma to Montgomery

• gave a speech because he won the Nobel Peace Prize

• signed the Civil Rights Act, making segregation against the law

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According to the text, what happened after protesters were attacked both in Birmingham and on the march from Selma to Montgomery?

• City leaders came to an agreement about desegregating.

• The U.S. Army and National Guard protected the protesters.

• The president of the United States stepped in to help Black protesters.

• Black leaders reaised money to pay for protesters to be released from jail.

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What did the Voting Rights Act do?

• It gave Black Americans the right to vote for the first time.

• It allowed Black Americans to safely protest their right to vote.

• It desegregated the places where Black Americans could cast their vote.

• It addressed the ways election officials kept Black Americans from voting.

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Why did the author include the section "King's Memorial"?

• to explain how things are still not fair today

• to show the lasting effect of King's work for equality

• to describe to readers where they can mourn for the loss of King

• to draw attention to the spot where King once gave his famous speech

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