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The Story of Martin Luther King Jr. - Chapter 1

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 3hrs 15mins

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Class
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1.

As a young boy, Martin Luther King Jr. wanted to be...

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
2.

Segregation means...

a)

a situation or a period of fighting between countries or groups of people.

b)

keeping people apart. It's a form of discrimination because one group of people is treated unfairly.

c)

that an individual has the ability to act following his or her own will and alternatively, achieve their potential, within the context of other words like political freedom.

3.

MLK was the leader of a...

a)

political party.

b)

church.

c)

civil rights movement.

4.

"There was a pretty strict system of segregation in Atlanta. For a long, long time I could not go...

(a)  

5.

MLK was born in...

a)

1919.

b)

1929.

c)

1939.

d)

1949.

6.

He was born in the state of...

a)

Georgia.

b)

Alabama.

c)

South Carolina.

d)

Kansas.

7.

Martin's mother trained as a...

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Who wanted to end slavery ?

a)

The South of the US.

b)

The North of the US.

c)

The whole country.

9.

President Lincoln wanted to...

a)

end slavery.

b)

keep slavery.

10.

When slavery ended,

a)

black and white people lived together peacefully.

b)

black and white people lived segregated lives.

11.

Martin had a white best friend. But the boy's father told them they couldn't be friends because Martin was...

(a)  

12.

When did slavery start in the US ?

a)

1861.

b)

1865.

c)

1619.

d)

1496.

13.

The slaves came from...

a)

Asia.

b)

Europe.

c)

Africa.