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Year 8 - Inspirational People

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What religion did Malcolm X join while in prison?

a)

Christianity

b)

Theravada Buddhism

c)

Nation of Islam

d)

Sikhism

2.
Read the following sentence from King’s 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 the content of their character.” How did Martin Luther King Jr. feel about the future of America?
a)
scared
b)
angry
c)
hopeful
d)
sad
3.
What was Martin Luther King, Jr.'s job?
a)
teacher
b)
speech writer
c)
minister
d)
producer
4.
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...
5.

What does 'civil rights' mean?

a)

You have to be nice to others.

b)

The Ten Commandments

c)

All citizens are treated equally.

d)

To treat others unfairly.

6.

What does 'segregation' mean?

a)

different rights for white and black people in America

b)

different rights for white and black people in South Africa

c)

having equal rights

d)

prejudice

7.

Rosa Parks got arrested because...?

a)

she got in a fight

b)

she wouldn't give up her seat on the bus to a white man.

c)

she went to a protest against segregation in America

d)

she didn't get arrested

8.
How was the Montgomery Bus Boycott effective?
a)
It gave free transportation to African Americans
b)
It segregated buses in America
c)
 It made Rosa Parks lots of money
d)
It helped de-segregate buses in America
9.

Why didn't Rosa Parks give up her seat on the bus?

a)

She thought the law was unfair.

b)

She didn't know anyone wanted the seat.

c)

She had too many bags to get up.

d)

She was sleeping.

10.

Mahatma Gandhi was campaigning for...?

a)

a Nobel Peace Prize

b)

an end to the death penalty

c)

equality in India

d)

home rule for India

11.

Which of the following people did not use peaceful protest as a method to achieve their goal?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Martin Luther King Jnr

c)

Malala Yousafzai

d)

Malcolm X

12.

Who is famous for their diary that tells about their experiences during the Holocaust?

a)

Irena Sendler

b)

Anne Frank

c)

Oskar Schindler

d)

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

13.

Who was a conscientious objector during the Vietnam war?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Cassius Clay

c)

Muhammad Ali

d)

Elijah Muhammad