Martin Luther King Jr.: A Beacon of Hope

Fill in the blank: Martin Luther King Jr. advocated for ________ protest.

• violent

• nonviolent

• aggressive

• passive

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated in the United States on which date?

• January 1

• January 15

• The third Monday of January

• February 14

Fill in the blank: Martin Luther King Jr. was born in ________.

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Chicago, Illinois

• New York, New York

• Los Angeles, California

What did Martin Luther King Jr. witness firsthand in the South?

• Economic prosperity

• Injustices of racism and inequality

• Technological advancements

• Political stability

Where did King receive his education that exposed him to the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi?

• Crozer Seminary

• Morehouse College

• Boston University

• Harvard University

King's education at Morehouse College exposed him to the teachings of _________.

• Albert Einstein

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Martin Luther

• Nelson Mandela

King pursued his Ph.D. in systematic theology at _________.

• Harvard University

• Boston University

• Oxford University

• Yale University

What did King further develop at Crozer Seminary?

• His understanding of theology and ethics

• His musical skills

• His athletic abilities

• His culinary skills.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was sparked by whose refusal to give up her seat on a segregated bus?

• Harriet Tubman

• Rosa Parks

• Sojourner Truth

• Coretta Scott King

Who was the president of the Montgomery Improvement Association during the bus boycott?

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcolm X

• Frederick Douglass