MLK and JR Study Guide

When was Martin Luther King Jr. born?

• January 15, 1929

• January 15, 1939

• January 17, 1929

• January 17, 1939

Where was Martin Luther King Jr born?

• Atlanta, GA

• Montgomery, AL

• Memphis, TN

• Selma, AL

What did Martin Luther King Jr believe in?

• nonviolence and he used his words to fight for equality

• violence and he used his words to fight for equality

• nonviolence and he used his words to fight for nonequality

• nonviolence and he used his words to fight for boycotts

Who gave speeches, held marches and led boycotts, and sit-ins and other

nonviolent protests against segregation

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Jesse Jackson

• Rosa Parks

• Jackie Robinson

Who was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Jesse Jackson

• Rosa Parks

• Jackie Robinson

Who led the Bus Boycott in Montgomery, Alabama

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Jesse Jackson

• Rosa Parks

• Jackie Robinson

Who refused to give up their seat to a white person on a bus.

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Jesse Jackson

• Rosa Parks

• Jackie Robinson

What was expected to last three or four days, but lasted over a year.

• The I Have a Dream Speech

• The Bus Boycott

• The Nobel Peace Prize

• Baseball Team

Which speech speaks out against equality and segregation?

• The Nobel Peace Prize

• The Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Fight for Equality

• I Have a Dream

Which award is given every year to a person

who has worked for world peace?

• Nobel Peace Prize

• I Have a Dream

• The Montgomery Bus Boycott