Early life & education
This city was the site of the 1955–1956 bus boycott that brought King national attention.
A. Birmingham
B. Selma
C. Montgomery
D. Atlanta
C. Montgomery
This leader most directly influenced King’s strategy of nonviolent resistance.
A. Henry David Thoreau
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Leo Tolstoy
D. W.E.B. Du Bois
B. Mahatma Gandhi
This Supreme Court case ended segregation on Montgomery buses.
A. Browder v. Gayle
B. Brown v. Board of Education
C. Plessy v. Ferguson
D. Loving v. Virginia
A. Browder v. Gayle
This famous letter was written while King was jailed in 1963.
A. Letter from Selma Jail
B. Letter from Birmingham Jail
C. Letter from Montgomery Jail
D. Letter from Atlanta Jail
B. Letter from Birmingham Jail
A. Nobel PeaKing was the youngest recipient of this award at the time.
A. Presidential Medal of Freedom
B. Congressional Gold Medal
C. Gandhi Peace Prize
D. Nobel Peace prize
D. Nobel Peace prize
King earned this academic degree from Boston University in 1955.
A. Doctor of Ministry
B. Bachelor of Divinity
C. Master of Theology
D. Ph.D. in Systematic Theology
D. Ph.D. in Systematic Theology
King believed nonviolence worked primarily by creating this condition.
A. Moral shame
B. Political instability
C. Constructive tension
D. Economic pressure
C. Constructive tension
The 1963 campaign that used mass arrests to force negotiations took place here.
A. Albany
B. Birmingham
C. Jackson
D. Greensboro
B. Birmingham
King criticized this group for being more devoted to “order” than justice.
A. White moderates
B. Southern politicians
C. Federal judges
D. Northern conservatives
A. White moderates
This FBI director authorized extensive surveillance of King.
A. Robert Kennedy
B. Lyndon Johnson
C. J. Edgar Hoover
D. Earl Warren
C. J. Edgar Hoover
Before leading national movements, King served as pastor of this church.
A. Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
B. Ebenezer Baptist Church
C. Holt Street Baptist Church
D. Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
A. Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
King argued unjust laws were those that conflicted with this higher principle.
A. Majority rule
B. Constitutional precedent
C. Federal authority
D. Natural law
D. Natural law
The Selma marches were primarily organized to secure this right.
A. Equal pay
B. School integration
C. Voting rights
D. Fair housing
C. Voting rights
This speech publicly condemned the Vietnam War.
A. I’ve Been to the Mountaintop
B. Beyond Vietnam
C. Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution
D. Our God Is Marching On
B. Beyond Vietnam
Later in his life, King focused heavily on this issue.
A. Environmental justice
B. Educational reform
C. Economic inequality
D. Judicial independence
C. Economic inequality
This theological tradition most shaped King’s moral framework.
A. Liberation theology
B. Evangelical fundamentalism
C. Christian personalism
D. Calvinism
C. Christian personalism
This concept appears repeatedly in King’s writing and sermons.
A. The Beloved Community
B. Self-determination
C. Revolutionary justice
D. Cultural nationalism
A. The Beloved Community
“Bloody Sunday” occurred on this bridge in 1965.
A. John Lewis Bridge
B. Freedom Bridge
C. Montgomery Crossing
D. Edmund Pettus Bridge
D. Edmund Pettus Bridge
King’s final speech includes this biblical metaphor.
A. Valley of dry bones
B. David and Goliath
C. The Promised Land
D. Noah’s Ark
C. The Promised Land
King was assassinated at this location in 1968.
A. Mason Temple
B. Lorraine Motel
C. Peabody Hotel
D. Beale Street
B. Lorraine Motel
King entered Morehouse College at this unusually young age.
A. 14
B. 15
C. 16
D. 17
B. 15
King explicitly rejected this approach to achieving civil rights.
A. Court challenges
B. Boycotts
C. Violent resistance
D. Civil disobedience
C. Violent resistance
King delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech during this event.
A. March on Washington
B. Selma March
C. Birmingham Campaign
D. Poor People’s March
A. March on Washington
King argued that injustice anywhere posed this threat elsewhere.
A. Economic decline
B. Moral decay
C. Political collapse
D. A threat to justice everywhere
C. A threat to justice everywhere
At the time of his death, King was supporting this labor group.
A. Steelworkers
B. Dockworkers
C. Memphis sanitation workers
D. Railroad workers
C. Memphis sanitation workers