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March on Washington

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where did Dr. King deliver his famous "I Have a Dream " speech?
a)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
b)
Albany Movement rally
c)
Memphis, TN garbage workers' strike
d)
at the March on Washington
2.
Where did the 1963  March on Washington occur?
a)
Washington, D.C.
b)
Montgomery, AL
c)
Atlanta, GA
d)
Seattle, Washington
3.
What piece of Congressional legislation (law) was passed as a result of the 1963 March on Washington?
a)
Brown v. Board of Education
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
d)
G.I. Bill
4.

In what city was Dr. King born and raised?

a)

Montgomery, AL

b)

Atlanta, GA

c)

Selma, AL

d)

Albany, GA

5.
What BEST represents Dr. King's approach to achieving civil rights?
a)
nonviolence
b)
disunity
c)
appeasement
d)
conformity
6.
Where is Dr. King's grave site and the King Center located?
a)
Washington, D.C.
b)
Montgomery, AL
c)
Atlanta, GA
d)
Memphis, TN
7.
What prestigious international award did Dr. King receive in 1964?
a)
Man of the Year
b)
Nobel Peace Prize
c)
Medal of Freedom
d)
Presidential Courage Award
8.

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?

a)

made racial discrimination & segregation illegal

b)

enforced Jim Crow laws

c)

desegregated public schools

d)

lowered the voting age to 18

9.

What was Dr. King's occupation?

a)

pastor (minister)

b)

lawyer

c)

surgeon

d)

physician

10.
When is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day?
a)
second Monday in February
b)
at the start of Black History Month
c)
third Monday in January
d)
August 28
11.
What did Dr. King have in common with Gandhi?
a)
They both received the Nobel Peace Prize.
b)
They both were Christian ministers.
c)
They both used nonviolent methods to protest injustice.
d)
They both gave speeches during the March on Washington.
12.
Dr. King urged civil disobedience in all the following ways EXCEPT
a)
sit-ins
b)
boycotts
c)
marches
d)
rioting
13.

Please complete this famous quote from the I Have a Dream speech: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by,,,".

a)

the content of their character

b)

the amount of money they make

c)

what they look like

d)

how they treat other people

14.

In 1968, where was Dr. King assassinated at the young age of 39?

a)

Memphis, TN

b)

Atlanta, GA

c)

Birmingham, AL

d)

Washington, D.C.

15.

What was the purpose of the March on Washington?

a)

to promote equality in jobs & employment

b)

to push for an end to segregation

c)

to outlaw racial discrimination

d)

ALL answer choices

16.

Please complete the following quote from Dr. King's I Have a Dream speech: "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed; 'We hold these truths to be self-evident that..."

a)

all men are created equal

b)

in God we trust

c)

give me liberty or give me death

d)

justice for one is justice for all

17.

Please complete the quote from Dr. King's I Have a Dream speech: "But not only that; let freedom ring from ______________ of Georgia."

a)

Stone Mountain

b)

the Atlantic coast

c)

Albany

d)

all counties

18.

Made-up of religious leaders, what civil rights organization did Dr. King lead?

a)

SCLC

b)

NAACP

c)

SNCC

d)

YMCA

19.

What do the letters in SCLC stand for?

a)

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

b)

Student Coordinating Legal Committee

c)

Southern Catholic Liberty Committee

d)

Seeking Change Loving Cooperation

20.

What FOUR (4) answers describe John Lewis?

a)

was an organizer of the March on Washington

b)

delivered a speech at the March on Washington

c)

leader of SNCC

d)

represented GA in Congress for many years

e)

signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law

21.

What THREE (3) answers describe Lester Maddox?

a)

considered GA's "last segregationist" governor

b)

refused to integrate his restaurant

c)

as a business owner he openly defied the Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

served as a close, personal friend to Dr. King

22.

As GA's governor, what actions of Lester Maddox surprised many people?

a)

He appointed many African Americans to public office

b)

He attended the March on Washington

c)

He finally integrated his Pickrick restaurant

d)

all answer choices