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Quiz by ML PG, updated more than 1 year ago
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Question 1
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At what age did Martin Luther King graduate high school?
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14
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15
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16
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17
Question 2
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Which of these major events first distinguished Martin Luther King as an important civil rights leader?
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott
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The March on Washington
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Brown v. Board of Education
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The Peaceful Bus March
Question 3
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Martin Luther King received a Ph.D. from Boston University in what field?
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Political science
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History
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Theology
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Psychology
Question 4
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In 1963, Martin Luther King was arrested and jailed during anti-segregation protests in Birmingham, Alabama. What famous work did he write during that time?
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Why We Can't Wait
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Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community
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Letter From Birmingham City Jail
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Why is this happening?
Question 5
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What world-famous prize was Martin Luther King honored with?
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The Pulitzer Prize
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The Nobel Peace Prize
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The Nobel Prize in Literature
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The Peace of America Award
Question 6
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Which of these quotations is by Martin Luther King?
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"I am America. I am the part you won't recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own; get used to me."
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"You're either part of the solution or part of the problem."
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"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal."
Question 7
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Where did Martin Luther King give his famous 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech?
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During the March on Washington
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When he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize
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During the Birmingham Bus Boycott
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When he was elected as pastor
Question 8
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Who assassinated Martin Luther King?
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James Earl Ray
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Sirhan Sirhan
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Mark Chapman
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Lyndon Baines Johnson
Question 9
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The city in which Martin Luther King was born has numerous memorials and historical landmarks associated with him—what city is it?
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Memphis
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Detroit
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Washington
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Atlanta
Question 10
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Martin Luther King Jr. believed in progress through the use of nonviolent means. Who was an important influence on King's philosophy?
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John F. Kennedy
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Gandhi
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Abraham Lincoln
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Malcom X
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