Martin Luther King Jr MCQ Quiz - Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in which born?

1. Atlanta
2. Albany
3. Austin
4. Annapolis

2. Before getting involved in the civil rights movement, what was Martin Luther King, Jr. job?

1. Lawyer
2. Minister
3. Medical doctor
4. Professor

3. How did Martin Luther King, Jr. die?

1. He died in a car bomb
2. He suffered a heart attack while giving a speech
3. He died from cancer
4. He was shot by an assassin

4. How old was Martin Luther King, when he was assassinated?

1. 38
2. 39
3. 40
4. 42

5. King led an important protest against what on April 3, 1968?

1. slavery
2. poverty
3. discrimination
4. starvation in India

6. Martin Luther King told people:

1. fight back only if needed
2. white people would be punished by God
3. that racial equality was all about economics
4. none of the above

7. What age did King enter Morehouse College?

1. 21
2. 22
3. 15
4. 16

8. What church did King become the pastor of?

1. Ebenezer Baptist Church of Atlanta
2. Lutheran Church of Alabama
3. Catholic Church of Alabama
4. Baptist Church of Alabama

9. What did Dr. King beleive people should do when others were being treated unfairly?

1. ignore one another
2. use their words to speak to one another
3. start a fight
4. none of the above

10. What did Dr. King father do for a living?

1. banker
2. doctor
3. professor
4. pastor