WorksheetsMartin Luther King Jr. and The Civil Rights Movement
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 3hrs 50mins
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Which event caused some young African American civil rights leaders to believe Martin Luther King Jr's methods were too weak and too late?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Sit-ins around the South
March from Selma to Montgomery
March on Washingtom
How did King's visit to India affect him?
He decided he wanted to travel around the world more.
He was inspired to use non-violent protest methods in America.
He felt he would be more successful with violent protests
He came back and formed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Which of the following best summarizes the selection?
Dr. King was a successful Baptist preacher in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. King was liked by everyone in the United States.
Dr. King was a civi rights leader who impacted many people.
Dr. King would have gone on to help others had he not been killed.
What was th first major civil rights event Dr. King led?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Sit-ins around the South
March from Selma to Montgomery
March on Washington
What was the main reason the Kings returned to Atlanta, Georgia in 1960?
They were tired of the violence in Alabama.
Dr. King became the co-pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church with his father.
Dr. King's mother became sick and they needed to care fior her.
The NAACP moved them there to start a new chapter for the group.
Which of the following is NOT true about Dr. King's final years?
He spent time in jail.
He gave several speeches.
He became ill.
He won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Who inspired Dr. King with his non-violent approaches?
James Earl Ray
Coretta Scott
Selma
Gandhi
Dr. King was killed in this city after speaking to sanitation workers who were on strike.
Memphis
Selma
Washington
Montgomery
He was convicted of assassinating Martin Luther King, Jr.
Gandhi
James Earl Ray
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Wilkes Booth
Non-violent movement sparked by Rosa Parks' arrest.
The Stop Segregation Movement
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Memphis Bus Boycott
Racial Riots
Dr. King gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at this 1963 event.
March on Memphis
Sit-ins
March on Washington
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Group formed of African American civil rights leaders and ministers; promoted reform.
Washington Leadership Conference
Alabama Conference
Memphis Leadership Conference
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Students in Greensboro, NC started this movement at segregated lunch counters.
Riot runs
Sit-ins
Bus boycotts
Train boycotts
Martin Luther King Jr.'s wife; met in Boston while getting his doctorate.
Selma
Anita Baker
Sally Ride
Coretta Scott
Dr. King led protestors in the third attempt to march from this city to Montgomery, Alabama.
Selma
Memphis
Washington
Atlanta
Which event occured first in Martin Luther King Jr.'s life?
He gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington.
He received his Ph.D. from Boston University
He formed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
He organized the Birmingham Campaign.
