WorksheetsYear 8 Philosophy
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on ______, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia.
a)
January 15th, 1929
b)
February 15th, 1929
c)
Wednesday 15th, 1929
d)
December 15th, 1929,
2.
During which month do Americans celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
a)
January
b)
February
c)
March
d)
April
3.
What kind of marches did Martin Luther King Jr. lead?
a)
large
b)
mad
c)
peaceful
4.
Where is King's birth home?
a)
Austin, Texas
b)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
c)
Denver, Colorado
d)
Atlanta, Georgia
5.
African Americans were often forced to sit in the ____________ of the bus.
a)
back
b)
middle
c)
front
6.
What was Martin Luther King, Jr.'s job?
a)
teacher
b)
speech writer
c)
minister
d)
producer
7.
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...
8.
__________ for all people is what Martin Luther King, Jr. was fighting for.
a)
Civil rights
b)
Revenge
c)
Hatred
d)
Discrimination
9.
MLK won this award when he was 35
a)
Grammy Award
b)
Nobel Peace Prize
c)
Books For Breakfast
d)
Tony Award
10.
The separation of people based upon race or some other characteristic is referred to as?
a)
Assimilation
b)
Civil Rights
c)
Segregation
d)
Desegregation
11.
Where was Martin Luther King, Jr. when he was shot?
a)
Montgomery, Alabama
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
Nashville, Tennessee
d)
Memphis, Tennessee
12.
M. Ghandi was from
a)
Iran
b)
India
c)
South Africa
13.
Ghandi's protests were
a)
violent
b)
peaceful
c)
small
14.
How did M. Ghandi die?
a)
he was seriously sick
b)
He was poisoned
c)
He was killed
15.
He fought for Indian independence from:
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
Spain
16.
Ghandi was born in
a)
1669
b)
1689
c)
1869
17.
What was the result of Rosa Parks getting kicked off the bus
a)
bus boycott
b)
riot
c)
sit-ins
d)
little rock nine
18.
What did Rosa Parks do to contribute to the Civil Rights Movement
a)
Helped slaves become free
b)
Refused to surrender her seat to a white man
c)
Married Martin Luther King Jr
d)
Killed a white man
19.
Rosa Parks stood up for civil rights by_________.
a)
attending meetings, rallies, and marches
b)
starting fights
c)
hurting people
d)
she didn't do anything
20.
What prices did Marie Curie win?
a)
Nobel Peace Price
b)
Nobel Prize in Physics
c)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
d)
Nobel Prize in Literature
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