Dr. Martin Luther King, Biography Quiz

Who's teachings did Martin Luther King, Jr., use as a guide to lead a nonviolent boycott/protest? 

• Malcolm X
• Martin Luther King, Senior
• Mahatma Ghandi
• Mother Theresa

What was the name of the all-white organization that persecuted African Americans, often through violence?

• The KGB
• The White Citizen Council
• The Ku Klux Klan
• The NAACP

Besides being a civil rights leader, what was Martin Luther King Jr's occupation?

• A Professor
• A Lawyer
• A Preacher
• A Principal

When was the Southern Christian Leadership Conference founded?

• 1955

• 1957

• 1963

• 1968

Martin Luther King, JR and other civil rights groups organized a march on Washington where he gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in the shadow of what famous building?

• Washington Monument

• The White House

• Jefferson Memorial

• Lincoln Memorial

When was Martin Luther King, JR killed?

• April 4, 1968

• January 15, 1969

• April 14, 1968

• May 11, 1969

Where was Martin Luther King, JR when he was killed?

• On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial

• At the Montgomery Bus Boycott

• On the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee

• At the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

What Day is Martin Luther King, JR Day observed?

• First Monday of February

• Second Monday of January

• Third Monday of January

• Fourth Monday of February

Where was Rosa Parks arrested?

• Washington, D.C.

• Montgomery, Alabama

• Memphis, Tennessee

• Little Rock, Arkansas

Martin Luther King, Jr. was first arrested for:

• Organizing a boycott

• Threatening bus drivers

• Leading violent protests

• Breaking Jim Crow laws