Dr. Martin Luther King Biography

According to paragraph 2, what college did MLK NOT attend?

• Boston University

• Crozer Theological Seminary

• Cal Tech

• Harvard University

What year was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. born?

• 1929

• 1939

• 1949

• 1999

The biography states that he was the third generation of men in his family to graduate with honor from Morehouse College. What does this mean? 

• He was the first one to go to this college 
• He didn't want to go to college but three people in his family made him go
• He was the third male in his family to go to Morehouse College and graduate with honors 
• He went to Morehouse College for three years 

Where was the "I Have a Dream" speech given?

• at the Washington Monument

• at the White House

• at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.

• in the Oval Office in the White House

Look at paragraph 2 to answer the following: Martin Luther King, Jr. was a ______________ minister.

• Lutheran
• Methodist
• Baptist
• Pentecostal

What are civil rights?

• When some people are treated better than others.
• When men are treated better than women.
• When everyone is treated equally.
• When African Americans are treated better than Whites.

How many children did he have with his wife, Coretta Scott King? 

• two daughters
• two sons
• three kids 
• two daughters and two sons

How many colleges did MLK attend in his lifetime?

• Three

• Two

• One

• Four

After Rosa Parks was arrested in 1955 for refusing to give up her bus seat, King was asked to be the leader of a non-violent boycott that lasted 382 days. What is a boycott?

• When you don't talk to anyone 
• When you don't eat at your favorite restaurant 
• not spending money at a business as a form of protest 
• A place where boys go play basketball

How many speeches did MLK give in his lifetime?

• over 250

• over 25

• over 250,000

• over 2,500