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Martin Luther King Jr

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on ______, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia.
a)
January 15th, 1929
b)
February 15th, 1929
c)
Wednesday 15th, 1929
d)
December 15th, 1929,
2.
During which month do Americans celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
a)
January
b)
February
c)
March
d)
April
3.
What kind of marches did Martin Luther King Jr. lead?
a)
large
b)
mad
c)
peaceful
4.
Where is King's birth home?
a)
Austin, Texas
b)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
c)
Denver, Colorado
d)
Atlanta, Georgia
5.
African Americans were often forced to sit in the ____________ of the bus.
a)
back
b)
middle
c)
front
6.
What was Martin Luther King, Jr.'s job?
a)
teacher
b)
speech writer
c)
minister
d)
producer
7.
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s most famous speech is ______________. 
a)
I have a dream.....
b)
I have a problem...
c)
I have one wish...
d)
I have an argument...
8.
__________ for all people is what Martin Luther King, Jr. was fighting for.
a)
Civil rights
b)
Revenge
c)
Hatred
d)
Discrimination
9.
MLK won this award when he was 35
a)
Grammy Award
b)
Nobel Peace Prize
c)
Books For Breakfast
d)
Tony Award
10.
The separation of people based upon race or some other characteristic is referred to as?
a)
Assimilation 
b)
Civil Rights
c)
Segregation        
d)
Desegregation
11.
Where was Martin Luther King, Jr. when he was shot?
a)
Montgomery, Alabama
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
Nashville, Tennessee
d)
Memphis, Tennessee
12.
What challenges did Martin have as he was growing up?
a)
He was not allowed to do things the other kids did because of the color of his skin.
b)
He had no challenges. 
c)
He was allowed to do whatever he wanted.
d)
He was white.
13.
Martin started the Montgomery Bus Boycott because he thought 
a)
everyone should be allowed to ride the bus.
b)
no-one should be allowed to ride the bus.
c)
everyone should be allowed to ride the airplane.
d)
everyone should be allowed to ride the bicycle.
14.
What does assassinated mean?
a)
killed
b)
hurt
c)
put in prison
d)
yelled at
15.
MLK was assassinated in what year?
a)
1978
b)
1868
c)
1988
d)
1968