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Martin Luther King Jr.

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Martin Luther King Jr. known for doing?

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2.

What famous boycott did Martin Luther King Jr. help orchestrate?

a)

Atlanta Bus Boycott

b)

Nashville Bus Boycott

c)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

d)

Jacksonville Bus Boycott

3.

Where did King deliver his famous "I Have a Dream" speech?

a)

Jackson, MS

b)

Memphis, TN

c)

Atlanta, GA

d)

Washington D.C.

4.

How many times was Dr. King imprisoned?

a)

17 times

b)

29 times

c)

11 times

d)

22 times

5.

What civil rights organization did King found with Ralph Abernathy, Fred Shuttlesworth, and Joseph Lowery?

a)

SCLC

b)

SNCC

c)

COFO

d)

NAACP

6.

How old was Martin Luther King Jr. when he won the Nobel Peace Prize?

a)

42

b)

35

c)

48

d)

29

7.

When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day observed?

a)

4th Monday of January

b)

3rd Monday of January

c)

2nd Monday of January

d)

1st Monday of January

8.

What is the title of the 30-foot granite sculpture of Dr. King at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in the National Mall in Washington D.C.?

a)

Stone of Dreams

b)

Stone of Freedom

c)

Stone of Resistance

d)

Stone of Hope

9.

How long is the "I Have a Dream" speech?

a)

34 minutes

b)

3 minutes

c)

11 minutes

d)

17 minutes

10.

Where was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated?

a)

Atlanta, GA

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

Birmingham, AL

d)

Memphis, TN

11.

What year was Martin Luther King Day first observed as a federal holiday?

a)

1983

b)

1986

c)

1989

d)

1980

12.

What was the name Martin Luther King Jr. was born with?

a)

Michael

b)

Luther

c)

Lionel

d)

Martin