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GENERAL PAPER

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Martin Luther King was born in...

a)

New York City

b)

Seattle, Washington

c)

Atlanta, Georgia

d)

Paris, Frace

2.

Segregation means to...

a)

separate people based on their race.

b)

not do your homework.

c)

to protest unfair treatment.

3.

Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested many times.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Martin Luther King Jr. encouraged people to use ______.

a)

Violence

b)

Non-Violence

6.

What did Martin Luther King Jr. do for a living?

a)

Baseball player

b)

Lead Singer in a band

c)

Preacher

d)

Computer programmer

7.

Martin Luther King was born in...

a)

New York City

b)

Seattle, Washington

c)

Atlanta, Georgia

d)

Paris, Frace

8.

______________ means that all people, no matter who they are, have the same rights.

a)

equality

b)

leader

c)

freedom

d)

march

9.

the power to do what you want

a)

freedom

b)

march

c)

protest

d)

equality

10.

to walk with a large group of people who are supporting something

a)

freedom

b)

protest

c)

march

d)

peace

11.

to show that you don't approve of something at a public event

a)

leader

b)

protest

c)

peace

d)

march

12.

TRUE or FALSE: Civil Rights are rights that all people should have.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

In the United States the system of keeping people of different races separated was known as:

a)

Apartheid

b)

Integration

c)

Unification

d)

Segregation

14.

Segregation took place in which of the following places?

a)

Schools

b)

Buses

c)

Movie theaters

d)

Segregation was happening in all of these places (and many more)

15.

Which famous American was known for refusing to give up her seat on the bus and triggering the start boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama boycott?

a)

Martin Luther King

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Frederick Douglass

16.

What is the word that describes a type of peaceful protest in which people stop buying or doing something?

a)

Sit-in

b)

March

c)

Boycott

d)

Picket line

17.

During which month do we celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

a)

April

b)

February

c)

June

d)

January