Quiz on Martin Luther King, Jr.

Quiz on the life and works of Martin Luther King, Jr.

1. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the Presidents of the United States of America

FALSE

TRUE

Yes, in the 1960s

False - he was a political leader in South Africa

2. Martin Luther King Jr. was once named Time Magazine's Man of the Year.

TRUE

FALSE

True during the 1940s.

True in 2022

3. King earned a degree in which one of these?

Divinity

Engineering

Painting

Civil Disobedience

4. King adopted which of Gandhi's approaches?

Peaceful noncompliance

Violence as a means to end segregation

Undertaking fast until death

Undertaking a walk across India

5. King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

For his nonviolent campaign against racism

For winning independence for America against Great Britain

Because Gandhi turned it down

Because he was a pastor par excellence

6. King's birthday is the only US Non-president's birthday that is declared as a holiday

TRUE

FALSE

True starting the 1940s.

True since 2022

7. Did Winston Churchill and Martin Luther King Jr. have anything in common?

YES

Both were great war time Presidents

Both communicated frequently by phone with each other

8. King took inspiration from…

Mahatma Gandhi

Indira Gandhi

Prime Minister Nehru

Winston Churchill

9. Fill in the Blank with the right country's name: King said "“To other countries I may go as a tourist, but to ______ I come as a pilgrim”

India

South Africa

Ghana

None of these choices apply

10. King was appointed as:

None of these choices

An honorary member of parliament in Great Britain

Leader of the Indian National Congress

Leader of the Democratic party

11. Martin Luther King was referred to as the "little brown saint"

FALSE

TRUE

By Winston Churchill

By Henry Kissinger

12. Nonvoilence was key to which of the following?

None of these choices

Equitable distribution of wealth across the world

Abolishment of the caste system in the USA

Aggressive stance of minorities towards the majority in Kenya

13. Key difference between Nelson Mandela's approach and Martin Luther King's was which of the following?

Mandela initially pursued peaceful means but switched to armed resistance; King never switched.

Both were activists

One fought for civil rights the other for wealth distribution

King served as President of the USA, Mandela served as the President of South Africa

14. The speech by King "I have a dream" was delivered by Martin Luther King Jr.

Was delivered on Aug 28, 1963

Was delivered on Jan 15th., his birthday

Was meant to incite his followers to take up violence

Was written by John Lennon

15. King's birthplace is which of the ones below?

None of these choices

Wilmington, NC

Wilmington, DE

Atlantic City, NJ