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Martin Luther King Jr. Quiz Template

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Date ___________________

Martin Luther King Jr. Quiz

Directions: Read each question. Then circle the letter next to the correct answer.

Martin Luther King Jr. was born on ____________

a. January 15, 1929

b. January 21, 1929

c. January 15, 1968

2. “Segregation” means ____________.

a. equal rights

b. separate neighborhoods and schools for different people from

different races

c. nonviolent change

3. Martin Luther King Jr. helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott after

____________ was arrested when she wouldn't give up her seat on a bus.

a. Rosa Parks

b. Coretta Scott King

c. Harriet Tubman

4. In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. helped lead 200,000 people in a march on

Washington, D.C., to demand ____________.

a. civil rights

b. segregation

c. environmental laws

5. While he was in Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. gave a famous speech in

which he said, ____________

a. “We have nothing to fear but fear itself.”

b. “I have a dream.”

c. “I have seen the promised land.”

On December 10, 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded ___________

a. the Congressional Medal of Honor

b. the Pulitzer Prize

c. the Nobel Peace Prize

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