- 1. In which city was Martin Luther King assassinated?
A) Memphis
B) Chicago
C) Atlanta
D) Washington D.C.
- 2. Who assassinated Martin Luther King?
A) Sirhan Sirhan
B) John Wilkes Booth
C) James Earl Ray
D) Lee Harvey Oswald
- 3. What was the movement led by Martin Luther King known as?
A) Feminist Movement
B) Occupy Movement
C) Civil Rights Movement
D) Black Lives Matter
- 4. Martin Luther King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in which year?
A) 1972
B) 1990
C) 1964
D) 1957
- 5. How old was Martin Luther King when he was assassinated?
A) 56
B) 52
C) 45
D) 39
- 6. Which US president signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964?
A) Richard Nixon
B) Lyndon B. Johnson
C) Ronald Reagan
D) John F. Kennedy
- 7. Which organization did Martin Luther King co-found?
A) Weather Underground
B) Southern Christian Leadership Conference
C) Black Panther Party
D) NAACP
- 8. What was the name of Martin Luther King's wife?
A) Maya
B) Harriet
C) Coretta
D) Rosa
- 9. Martin Luther King earned a Ph.D. in which field?
A) Medicine
B) Theology
C) Law
D) Engineering
- 10. Where was Martin Luther King born?
A) Selma
B) Atlanta
C) Birmingham
D) Montgomery
- 11. Which influential civil rights activist inspired Martin Luther King's nonviolent approach?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Cesar Chavez
C) Nelson Mandela
D) Malcolm X
- 12. What is the title of Martin Luther King's most famous speech?
A) Freedom Walk
B) I Have a Dream
C) Justice For All
D) Equality Now
- 13. In which year did Martin Luther King first lead a successful nonviolent protest in Montgomery, Alabama?
A) 1975
B) 1955
C) 1965
D) 1945
- 14. What was the name of the landmark Supreme Court case that Martin Luther King referred to in his 'I Have a Dream' speech?
A) Plessy v. Ferguson
B) Miranda v. Arizona
C) Brown v. Board of Education
D) Roe v. Wade
- 15. When Martin Luther King delivered his 'I've Been to the Mountaintop' speech in Memphis, what event was he supporting?
A) Sanitation workers' strike
B) Teachers' strike
C) Auto workers' strike
D) Nurses' strike
- 16. Which African American writer influenced Martin Luther King's ideas on civil disobedience?
A) James Baldwin
B) Henry David Thoreau
C) Langston Hughes
D) Zora Neale Hurston
- 17. Where did Martin Luther King attend college and begin his studies in theology?
A) Morehouse College
B) Harvard University
C) Yale University
D) Stanford University
- 18. What was the key document authored by Martin Luther King while he was jailed in Birmingham in 1963?
A) Freedom Declaration
B) Prison Reflections
C) Letter from Birmingham Jail
D) Manifesto for Equality
- 19. Which event did Martin Luther King organize to draw attention to the need for voting rights legislation in 1965?
A) March on Washington
B) Selma to Montgomery marches
C) Birmingham Campaign
D) Freedom Rides
- 20. Who succeeded Martin Luther King as the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?
A) Ralph Abernathy
B) Andrew Young
C) Jesse Jackson
D) John Lewis
- 21. What date is recognized as Martin Luther King Day in the United States?
A) Second Sunday in March
B) Fourth Thursday in November
C) First Friday in June
D) Third Monday in January
- 22. Where did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech?
A) Atlanta, Georgia
B) New York City, New York
C) Chicago, Illinois
D) Washington D.C.
- 23. How many children did Martin Luther King Jr. have?
A) 3
B) 2
C) 5
D) 4
- 24. What is the title of Martin Luther King Jr.'s autobiography?
A) Where Do We Go from Here
B) The Trumpet of Conscience
C) Stride Toward Freedom
D) Why We Can't Wait
- 25. What holiday is celebrated in memory of Martin Luther King Jr.?
A) Civil Rights Day
B) Freedom Day
C) Martin Luther King Jr. Day
D) Equality Day
- 26. Who delivered the eulogy at Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral?
A) Jesse Jackson
B) Ralph Abernathy
C) Coretta Scott King
D) Benjamin Mays
- 27. In what year did the US federal government recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a national holiday?
A) 1990
B) 1983
C) 1975
D) 1968
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