MLK Listening/Comprehension

PART A: Which of the following best identifies a central idea of this text?

• Americans celebrate Dr. King because he led people to create equality.
• Dr. King is important because he won many awards.
• All social change is made through non-violent protests like boycotts.
• In his "I Have a Dream Speech" Dr. King predicted the future.

PART B: Which phrase from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• He was the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize. (Paragraph 1)
• He thought that violence only led to more problems. (Paragraph 1)
• They got the right to sit anywhere in the bus. (Paragraph 4)
• In it he told about what he had seen, the changes that had happened, and what would happen in the future. (Paragraph 5)

Which of the following statements best summarizes the way Dr. King created change?

• Dr. King created change through his strong leadership, moving speeches, and his support of continued non-violent protest, such as boycotts and marching.
• Dr. King created change mainly by writing to important politicians and appealing directly to lawmakers about the state of inequality in America.
• Dr. King created change through his strong leadership and his call for protest, organizing marches that would spin out of control into riots.
• Dr. King created change through protests such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott, in which protesters took over the buses so white people could not use them.

Which of the following best describes how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy is remembered in America today?

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered namely as the youngest person to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered through a national holiday and little else in terms of celebration.
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. legacy serves as an inspiration for change, though only in the African American community.
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has become a figure of peace and equality, not just in America but all over the world.

What made Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. a unique leader in the Civil Rights Movement?

• He called for equal rights among all people.
• He worked for change through non-violent, peaceful protests.
• He was the first Civil Rights leader to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
• He was very afraid to march with other protesters.

Which of the folloowing would NOT be considered a boycott?

• Refusing to buy a bus ticket.
• Refusing to leave a seat on a bus.
• Refusing to ride a certain bus system.
• Refusing to shop at a certain store.

Why did the United States dedicate a holiday to Dr. King?

• To teach kids about the Civil Rights Movement.
• To remind everyone that peaceful protests are powerful.
• to force people to think about the future.
• To celebrate his memory and remember all of his accomplishments.