Biography
Where was Martin Luther King Jr. born?
a) Atlanta, Georgia
b) Birmingham, Alabama
c) Montgomery, Alabama
a) Atlanta, Georgia
What was the main objective of the Voting Rights Act, a significant piece of legislation influenced by Martin Luther King Jr.?
a) Desegregation of schools
b) Ensuring fair employment practices
c) Protecting voting rights for African Americans
c) Protecting voting rights for African Americans
What is the central theme of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech?
a) Economic equality
b) Racial harmony and justice
c) Political Activism
b) Racial harmony and justice
Which influential figure greatly influenced MLK's commitment to nonviolent activism?
a) Malcolm X
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Nelson Mandela
b) Mahatma Gandhi
Martin Luther King was assassinated on April 4th, 1968 in what city?
a) Atlanta, Georgia
b) Detroit, Michigan
c) Memphis, Tennessee
c) Memphis, Tennessee
What year was Martin Luther King Jr. born?
a) 1920
b) 1929
c) 1935
b) 1929
In which year was the Civil Rights Act signed into law, a significant milestone in the civil rights movement supported by Martin Luther King Jr.?
a) 1954
b) 1964
c) 1974
b) 1964
In which year did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous "I Have a Dream" speech?
a) 1955
b) 1963
c) 1968
b) 1963
Martin Luther King described how many principles of nonviolence?
a) 6
b) 10
c) 12
a) 6
In what year was Martin Luther King Jr. Day officially made a federal holiday?
A: 1963
B: 1973
C: 1983
C: 1983
What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s primary occupation?
a) Lawyer
b) Businessman
c) Minister
c) Minister
Which of these pieces of legislation did Martin Luther King Jr. have significant influence in helping pass?
a) Affordable Care Act
b) Higher Education Act
c) Fair Housing Act
c) Fair Housing Act (of 1968)
Where was MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech delivered in 1963?
a) The Lincoln Memorial
b) The Washington Memorial
c) Capital Hill (Senate and Congress)
a) The Lincoln Memorial
Martin Luther King Jr.'s first book in which he talked about his "pilgrimage to nonviolence".
a) Why We Can't Wait
b) Stride Toward Freedom
c) Letter From Birmingham Jail
b) Stride Toward Freedom
What important civil right legislation passed six days after MLK's death?
a) Civil Rights Act
b) Fair Housing Act
c) Voting Rights Act
a) Civil Rights Act of 1968
Which college did Martin Luther King Jr. attend?
a) Harvard University
b) Morehouse College
c) Howard University
b) Morehouse College
Which U.S. President signed the Civil Rights Act into law, reflecting the culmination of Martin Luther King Jr.'s advocacy?
a) John F. Kennedy
b) Lyndon B. Johnson
c) Richard Nixon
b) Lyndon B. Johnson
a) Albany Movement
b) March on Washington
c) Selma-to-Montgomery March
b) March on Washington
Finish Dr. King's definition of nonviolent resistance: "a courageous confrontation of evil by the power of ______”.
a) Love
b) Justice
c) Friendship
a) Love
How many states have at least one school named after Martin Luther King?
a) 41
b) 45
c) 50
a) 41
(I don't know if that's accurate).