"I Have a Dream" Speech Fact Quiz

Dr. King was supposed to speak for four minutes, but he spoke for over 16.

• True

• False

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This was the first time King had ever made an “I Have a Dream” speech.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Dr. King had not planned on giving the speech that day; it was impromptu.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Dr. King was honored at the march by letting him go last to give the keynote address to the marchers.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.7.2

Dr. King’s speech was immediately recognized as a defining moment in Civil Right history.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.8.3

The actual name of the March was “The March on Washington for Freedom.”

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Two-thousand marshals were planted in the crowd by the U.S. government to keep the peace.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1