WorksheetsMLK, Jr. Memorial
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is the actual address of the MLK, Jr. Memorial?
1964 Independence Avenue
1850 West Basin Drive
4321 District of Columbia Street
1580 Washington Circle
What did the MLK, Jr. Memorial's address get changed to?
4321 District of Columbia Street
1850 West Basin Drive
1580 Washington Circle
1964 Independence Avenue
How many walls of quotes does the MLK, Jr. Memorial have?
5
2
3
1
Who was the artist who carved MLK, Jr.'s likeness?
Master Lei Yixin
Leonardo da Vinci
Pablo Picasso
Johannes Vermeer
Which of Dr. King's quotes was originally in the memorial but was later taken out?
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."
"True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice."
"We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."
“I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness”
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a civil rights activist. What else was he?
Social Worker
Baptist minister
Architect
Chef
What are the boulders in the MLK, Jr. Memorial called?
The Stone of Hope and the Mountain of Despair
The Boulder of Righteousness and the Entrance of Hope
Equality, Freedom, and Justice
The Statue, The Tower, and The Castle
True or False:
Alpha Phi Alpha engraved Dr. King's quotes on his memorial.
True
False
The MLK, Jr. Memorial was the ________ memorial to be dedicated to an individual who was a non-president.
2nd
12th
8th
4th
Which of these quotes is the design of Dr.King's memorial based on?
"A new type of thinking is essential if mankind is to survive and move toward higher levels."
"Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope."
"I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits."
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."
What was created in stone in order to hide the erased quote?
Candles
Scrape marks
Doves
People
How tall is Martin Luther King, Jr.'s statue?
300 feet
3 feet
30 feet
3 cm
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is the _______ memorial to be dedicated to an African American on the National Mall.
3rd
2nd
4th
1st
True or False:
William McKinley said that MLK, Jr.'s Drum Major quote made Dr.King "look like an arrogant twit."
True, but the Drum Major quote is still in the memorial.
False, there was no controversy about the Drum Major quote.
True, but Maya Angelou is the one who decided to take the quote away.
False, Maya Angelou said the quote made Dr. King "look like an arrogant twit."
Who announced the decision to take away the Drum Major quote?
William McKinley
Ken Salazar
Maya Angelou
Alpha Phi Alpha
