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Martin Luther King Jr. Review

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was a minister and a Civil Rights leader?

a)

Jackie Robinson

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

2.

What is Martin Luther King Jr. known for?

a)

He worked hard to change the laws and customs that allowed African Americans in the South to be treated unfairly.

b)

He led violent protests.

c)

Martin Luther King Jr. played baseball.

d)

Martin Luther King Jr. worked hard to keep the laws and customs that allowed African Americans in the South to be treated unfairly.

3.

African Americans were kept apart from other people in many ways. This system is known as __________.

a)

Subtraction

b)

Segregation

c)

Separation

d)

Equation

4.

Martin Luther King Jr. learned about taking ______ action. He found out about ways to change unfair laws without fighting or violence.

a)

nonviolent

b)

violent

c)

dangerous

d)

nonstop

5.

MArtin Luther King Jr. led the bus _____ in Montgomery, Alabama to protest segregated buses.

a)

standoff

b)

cutoff

c)

boycott

d)

stop

6.

Martin Luther King Jr was born in 1929 in ____________.

a)

Washington, DC

b)

Lawrenceville, Georgia

c)

Montgomery, Alabama

d)

Atlanta, Georgia

7.

In 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. received the ________ for his work for world peace.

a)

Good Sportsmanship Award

b)

America Award

c)

Caldacott

d)

Nobel Peace Prize

8.

In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his most famous speech called ______.

a)

I Dream of Genie

b)

Let Freedom Ring

c)

I Have a Dream

d)

One day Black and White Children will be together

9.

How did Martin Luther King demonstrate the character trait of honor?

a)

He believed in justice and equality and took a stand for what he believed in.

b)

He created the Cherokee Alphabet.

c)

He was the first African American major league baseball player.

d)

He was the leader of the Yamacraw Tribe.

10.

What does the quote, "I have a dream that one day... little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers" mean?

a)

He wanted all children to be friends and paly together no matter their skin color is.

b)

He wanted all people to hold hands together.

c)

He wanted kids to be handcuffed together.

d)

He wanted the kids to love only the people who have the same skin color as them.

11.

Martin Luther King, Jr. did not see instant changes after his protests.  What character trait did he have to demonstrate?

a)

Patience

b)

Honor

c)

Compassion

d)

Liberty