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MLK Knowledge Check

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on what date?

a)

January 15 1934

b)

January 15 1929

c)

January 15 1936

d)

January 15 1932

2.

Which of the following books was not written by Dr. King?

a)

Stride toward Freedom - The Montgomery Story

b)

Why We Can't Wait

c)

I've Got the Light of Freedom

d)

The Trumpet of Conscience

3.

Which President signed a bill creating a federal holiday to honor King?

a)

JFK

b)

Lyndon B Johnson

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Richard Nixon

4.

Led by King, what 1955 boycott lasted for 385 days

a)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

b)

Birmingham Bus Boycott

c)

Albany Housing Boycott

d)

Selma, Alabama School Boycott

5.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1964. In which prize category?

a)

Medicine

b)

Peace

c)

Literature

d)

Chemistry

6.

Which state was the last state to recognize Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a holiday?

a)

Arizona

b)

New Hampshire

c)

Idaho

d)

Utah

7.

Married to Coretta Scott King, how many children did Dr. King father?

a)

4

b)

1

c)

3

d)

5

8.

On April 4, 1967 while in New York City, MLK delivered a speech titled?

a)

Beyond Vietnam

b)

I've Been to the Mountaintop

c)

How Long, Not Long

d)

I Have a Dream

9.

In what year was King and his wife awarded the Congressional Gold Medal?

a)

1972

b)

1982

c)

2004

d)

1996

10.

Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington D.C is called?

a)

Stone of Hope

b)

Stone of Dreams

c)

Stone of Freedom

d)

Stone of King

11.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s work to change unfair laws was caused by a desire for people to be treated fairly. What was an effect of King’s work?
a)
Martin Luther King Jr. led marches and gave speeches.
b)
Equal rights laws were passed, so Americans are treated fairly.
c)
African Americans and whites went to separate schools.
12.
Where did Martin Luther King Jr. give his "I Have a Dream" speech?
a)
Steps of the Lincoln Memorial 
b)
Washington Monument
c)
Washington Memorial
d)
In front of the White House
13.
What does King want "all of God's children" to sing?
a)
"Free at last! frees at last!" "Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!
b)
"Let Freedom Ring!" Let Freedom Ring"!
c)
"Rich at last! Rich at last!" 
d)
"Poor again! Poor again!"
14.
What does King dream his children will be judged by in the future?
a)
The amount of money they have. 
b)
The content of their character. 
c)
The color of their skin.
d)
The way they talk
15.

What day did Martin Luther King Jr deliver " I have a Dream" speech?

a)

September 20, 1962 

b)

September 6, 1963

c)

August 28, 1963 

d)

August 17, 1963

16.
He attended __________
a)
Penn State
b)
Yale University
c)
Harvard University
d)
Morehouse College
17.
At what age did MLK graduate from high school before going to college?
a)
11 Years old
b)
15 Years old
c)
20 Years old
d)
18 Years old