Martin Luther King Jr MCQs 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

11. What did Dr. King fight for?

1. independence
2. equality
3. nutrition
4. education

12. What does CORE mean?

1. Corps Of Racial Equality
2. Congress Of Racial Equality
3. Center Of Rehabilitation Experts
4. Control Of Racial Equality

13. What does NAACP stand for?

1. the National Athletic Association of College Players
2. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
3. National Association of All Christian People
4. National Acceptance of Colored People

14. What does SCLC stand for?

1. Southern Christian Leadership Council
2. Southern Committee for Lutheran Churches
3. South Carolina Literacy Committee
4. Southern Colored Likes Committee

15. What inspired King to help the fight for Civil Rights?

1. The killing of civil rights workers
2. He needed a cause for his ministry
3. He saw injustice in segregation
4. His wife encouraged him.

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