Newsela: Martin Luther King Jr. Quiz

What year was Martin Luther King Jr. born?

• 1928

• 1929

• 1930

• 1931

Where did Martin Luther King Jr. attend college?

• Harvard University

• Yale University

• Morehouse College

• Stanford University

What organization did Martin Luther King Jr. help found in 1957?

• NAACP

• SCLC

• SNCC

• CORE

What event drew more than 200,000 people and is where King made his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech?

• March on Washington

• Selma to Montgomery March

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Birmingham Campaign

In what year did Martin Luther King Jr. receive the Nobel Peace Prize?

• 1962

• 1965

• 1963

• 1964

Where was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated?

• Montgomery, Alabama

• Memphis, Tennessee

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Birmingham, Alabama

Who pleaded guilty to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.?

• Lee Harvey Oswald

• John Wilkes Booth

• Sirhan Sirhan

• James Earl Ray

What effect did King's protests have on public opinion?

• Negative effect

• No effect

• Neutral effect

• Positive effect

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlaw?

• Discrimination in employment

• Discrimination in public places

• Voting rights for African-Americans

• Segregation in schools

What is Martin Luther King Jr. remembered as?

• Famous musician

• Greatest African-American leader in history

• First African-American president

• Inventor of the light bulb