Martin Luther King Early Life Quiz

Where was Martin Luther King born?

• New York City, New York, United States

• Los Angeles, California, United States

• Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Atlanta, Georgia, United States

What was Martin Luther King's birth name?

• John King

• David King

• Steven King

• Michael King Jr.

What did Martin Luther King's father and grandfather do for a living?

• Farmers

• Teachers

• Doctors

• Baptist ministers

What was the name of the college Martin Luther King attended at the age of 15?

• Yale University

• Harvard University

• Stanford University

• Morehouse College

What year did Martin Luther King graduate from high school?

• 1944

• 1963

• 1955

• 1971

What influenced Martin Luther King to become a minister?

• His favorite teacher

• A book he read

• A dream he had

• His father and grandfather

What was the name of the organization Martin Luther King joined in 1955?

• Freedom Fighters Alliance

• Montgomery Improvement Association

• Civil Rights Union

• Equality League

What was the topic of Martin Luther King's doctoral dissertation?

• The History of the Negro in America

• The Civil Rights Movement

• The Life of Mahatma Gandhi

• A Comparison of the Conceptions of God in the Thinking of Paul Tillich and Henry Nelson Wieman

What was the name of Martin Luther King's wife?

• Rosa Parks

• Harriet Tubman

• Maya Angelou

• Coretta Scott King

What year did Martin Luther King become the pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church?

• 1954

• 1978

• 1942

• 1965