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1. Martin Luther King Jr. played a leading role in which movement?

  • Feminist
  • Black power
  • Civil Rights

2. Where do we find the words, 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal'?

  • United States Declaration of Independence
  • The Holy Bible
  • The teachings of Mahatmas Gandhi

3. When Martin was six years old, what incident had a profound and lasting effect on him?

  • Being told he could not go to college
  • Being told he had to join the army
  • Being told he could not play with his white friend anymore

4. When did Martin visit India?

  • 1963
  • 1959
  • He never visited India

5. What was the name of the black woman who was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white passenger?

  • Coretta Scott
  • Rosa Parks
  • Sojourner Truth

6. In which city were the bus boycotts organised?

  • Montgomery
  • Atlanta
  • Washington DC

7. Martin was standing on the steps of which famous Washington DC landmark, when he gave his "I have a dream" speech?

  • White House
  • Lincoln Memorial
  • US Supreme Court

8. Which of these lines is from the "I have a dream" speech?

  • "Freedom is here! freedom is here! thank God Almighty, freedom is here!"
  • "Free us all! free us all! God Almighty, free us all!"
  • "Free at last! free at last! thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"

9. In which year was Martin Luther King Jr. shot and killed by James Earl Ray?

  • 1963
  • 1964
  • 1968

10. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was signed into law in 1983, by which US President?

  • Ronald Reagan
  • Jimmy Carter
  • George H W Bush