Martin Luther King Jr Multiple Choice Questions and Answers for Practice

16. What legislation was passed in 1964 as a result of the March on Washington?

1. Thirteenth Amendment
2. Disabilities Act
3. Civil Rights Act
4. Social Security Act

17. What month do we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day?

1. March
2. January
3. September
4. November

18. What organization named King its Man of the Year for 1963?

1. Time magazine
2. The Southern Baptist Convention
3. The United Nations
4. None of the above

19. What type of award did Dr. King receive?

1. Good Citizen Award
2. Caldecott Medal
3. Nobel Peace Prize
4. None of the above

20. What type of protests did Martin Luther King, Jr. organize?

1. Violent
2. Destructive
3. Non-violent
4. Armed attacks

21. What was the first Civil Rights action King was involved in?

1. March on Washington
2. I Have A Dream speech
3. Montgomery Bus Boycott
4. Leading a march against on Washington

22. What was the first major civil rights action that Martin Luther King, Jr. led?

1. Little Rock Nine
2. March on Washington
3. Birmingham Campaign
4. Montgomery Bus Boycott

23. What year was year at which Martin Luther King assassinated?

1. 1978
2. 1968
3. 1958
4. 1959

24. Where did Martin Luther King Jr study and receive his doctorate of divinity degree?

1. Boston University
2. Harvard Divinity School
3. Duke Divinity School
4. Oxford University

25. Where did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous I Have a Dream speech?

1. Lincoln Monument in Washington, D.C.
2. Courthouse in Montgomery, Ala.
3. Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Ga.
4. None of the above

26. Which event might be seen as Kings greatest accomplishment as a Civil Rights leader?

1. March on Washington
2. the I Have A Dream speech
3. leading a march against poverty
4. flying to India to study Gandhis way

27. Which prestigious prize was won by King in yaer 1964?

1. Pulitzer Prize
2. Nobel Peace Prize
3. The Pulitzer Prize
4. The Congressional Medal of Honor

28. Who was Martin Luther King, Jr. wife?

1. Karen Jones
2. Sylvia Latta
3. Kelly Seaton
4. Coretta Scott

29. Whose techniques did King usually follow?

1. Mohandas K Gandhi
2. Malcolm X
3. Martin Luther King, Sr.
4. Abraham Lincoln