Dr. Martin Luther King Speech Quiz

Who is referred to as the moral leader of the nation in the speech?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Dr. Martin Luther King

• George Washington

• Barack Obama

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

• A promise of equal rights for all citizens

• A decree that freed millions of Negro slaves

• A declaration of independence from Britain

• A famous speech by Dr. Martin Luther King

According to the speech, what is the 'promissory note' that America has defaulted on?

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

What does Dr. Martin Luther King urge his people to avoid in their struggle for freedom?

• Civil disobedience

• Peaceful protests

• Negotiation with the government

• Physical violence

What is the dream that Dr. Martin Luther King expresses in the speech?

• To start a new political party

• To establish a separate nation for Negro people

• To achieve equal rights for all citizens

• To become the President of the United States

Where does Dr. Martin Luther King hope that freedom will ring from?

• Only from the mountains of New York

• Only from the hills of Georgia

• From every village and every Hamlet

• From the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado

What is the ultimate goal of the struggle for freedom according to the speech?

• To create a society where all God's children have equal rights

• To establish a separate nation for Negro people

• To achieve economic prosperity for all citizens

• To gain political power for the Negro people

What is the famous line from the speech that expresses the hope for freedom?

• 'We refuse to believe that the bank of Justice is bankrupt'

• 'I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up live out the true meaning of its Creed'

• 'Let freedom ring from every village and every Hamlet'

• 'Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty we are free at last'