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MLK BrainPop Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A restaurant owner in the South violated Jim Crow laws by:

a)

Refusing to serve black customers

b)

Seating black and white customers next to each other

c)

Separating black and white employees

d)

Advertising for white job applicants only

2.

How was segregation enforced in the North?

a)

Codified laws

b)

Police presence

c)

Court rulings

d)

Informal customs

3.

Where was Rosa Parks arrested?

a)

Washington, D.C.

b)

Montgomery, Alabama

c)

Memphis, Tennessee

d)

Little Rock, Arkansas

4.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was first arrested for:

a)

Organizing a boycott

b)

Threatening bus drivers

c)

Leading violent protests

d)

Breaking Jim Crow laws

5.

Boycotting a store means:

a)

Waiting in line for it to open.

b)

Smashing its windows.

c)

Opening another store next to it.

d)

Refusing to shop there.

6.

Both Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi:

a)

Studied to be Christian pastors

b)

Organized non-violent protests

c)

Fought for civil rights in America

d)

. Experienced Jim Crow laws firsthand

7.

What was Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "dream?"

a)

To win the Nobel Peace Prize

b)

That lawmakers would be punished for passing Jim Crow laws

c)

For an African American to be elected President of the United States

d)

That children of all races would love and respect one another

8.

Which word best describes Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speaking style?

a)

Powerful

b)

Aggressive

c)

Humorous

d)

Soft-spoken

9.

Martin Luther King, Jr. sought to establish creative tension in order to:

a)

Invent new methods of protest

b)

Force change by making people uncomfortable

c)

Pit lawmakers against each other

d)

Reduce stress in conflicts

10.

What can be inferred from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s later work fighting against poverty and the Vietnam War?

a)

Racism ended with the Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

He stopped advocating for civil rights

c)

He opposed injustice in many forms

d)

He feared being arrested for discussing more controversial issues