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Martin Luther King Jr. and The Civil Rights Movement

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 3hrs 50mins

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1.

In which text structure is the article mostly written?

a)

Chronological

b)

Problem and Solution

c)

Compare and Contrast

d)

Description

2.

Which event caused some young African American civil rights leaders to believe Martin Luther King Jr's methods were too weak and too late?

a)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

b)

Sit-ins around the South

c)

March from Selma to Montgomery

d)

March on Washingtom

3.

How did King's visit to India affect him?

a)

He decided he wanted to travel around the world more.

b)

He was inspired to use non-violent protest methods in America.

c)

He felt he would be more successful with violent protests

d)

He came back and formed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

4.

Which of the following best summarizes the selection?

a)

Dr. King was a successful Baptist preacher in Atlanta, Georgia.

b)

Dr. King was liked by everyone in the United States.

c)

Dr. King was a civi rights leader who impacted many people.

d)

Dr. King would have gone on to help others had he not been killed.

5.

What was th first major civil rights event Dr. King led?

a)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

b)

Sit-ins around the South

c)

March from Selma to Montgomery

d)

March on Washington

6.

What was the main reason the Kings returned to Atlanta, Georgia in 1960?

a)

They were tired of the violence in Alabama.

b)

Dr. King became the co-pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church with his father.

c)

Dr. King's mother became sick and they needed to care fior her.

d)

The NAACP moved them there to start a new chapter for the group.

7.

Which of the following is NOT true about Dr. King's final years?

a)

He spent time in jail.

b)

He gave several speeches.

c)

He became ill.

d)

He won the Nobel Peace Prize.

8.

Who inspired Dr. King with his non-violent approaches?

a)

James Earl Ray

b)

Coretta Scott

c)

Selma

d)

Gandhi

9.

Dr. King was killed in this city after speaking to sanitation workers who were on strike.

a)

Memphis

b)

Selma

c)

Washington

d)

Montgomery

10.

He was convicted of assassinating Martin Luther King, Jr.

a)

Gandhi

b)

James Earl Ray

c)

Lee Harvey Oswald

d)

John Wilkes Booth

11.

Non-violent movement sparked by Rosa Parks' arrest.

a)

The Stop Segregation Movement

b)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

c)

Memphis Bus Boycott

d)

Racial Riots

12.

Dr. King gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at this 1963 event.

a)

March on Memphis

b)

Sit-ins

c)

March on Washington

d)

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

13.

Group formed of African American civil rights leaders and ministers; promoted reform.

a)

Washington Leadership Conference

b)

Alabama Conference

c)

Memphis Leadership Conference

d)

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

14.

Students in Greensboro, NC started this movement at segregated lunch counters.

a)

Riot runs

b)

Sit-ins

c)

Bus boycotts

d)

Train boycotts

15.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s wife; met in Boston while getting his doctorate.

a)

Selma

b)

Anita Baker

c)

Sally Ride

d)

Coretta Scott

16.

Dr. King led protestors in the third attempt to march from this city to Montgomery, Alabama.

a)

Selma

b)

Memphis

c)

Washington

d)

Atlanta

17.

Which event occured first in Martin Luther King Jr.'s life?

a)

He gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington.

b)

He received his Ph.D. from Boston University

c)

He formed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

d)

He organized the Birmingham Campaign.