Test knowledge of King and civil rights movement

One of the greatest leaders of 20th century America, Martin Luther King Jr., challenged the United States to uphold the promise of the Declaration of Independence that all men be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

During his 13 years of service in the civil rights movement, King held true to that American promise and espoused Christian nonviolent resistance to combat racism.

The quiz below provides an opportunity to test your knowledge of King and the modern civil rights movement as we observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

1. Who was the first advocate of nonviolent resistance in the modern civil rights movement?

A. Bayard Rustin

B. Martin Luther King Jr.

C. Bob Moses

D. Rosa Parks

2. After which major civil rights victory did King rise as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement?

A. Brown v. Board of Education

B. Integration of Little Rock High School

C. Montgomery Bus Boycott

D. Civil Rights Act of 1964

3. Which civil rights organization did Martin Luther King Jr. help found and lead?

A. NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

B. CORE (Congress of Racial Equality)

C. SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)

D. SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)

4. Whose criticism was King responding to in his “Letter from Birmingham Jail”?

A. Birmingham’s businessmen

B. Local religious leaders

C. White, moderate liberals

D. Black activists

5. Of the events below, at which one was King not present?

A. Sit-in at a Woolworth’s counter in Greensboro, N.C.

B. The Children’s Crusade in Birmingham, Ala.

C. The March on Washington

D. March across Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala.

6. Martin Luther King Jr. marched alongside which man in the “March Against Fear” when he coined the term “Black Power!”?

A. Huey Newton

B. Stokely Carmichael

C. Bobby Seale

D. Malcolm X

7. Where was Dr. King assassinated?

A. Birmingham

B. Atlanta

C. Memphis

D. Jackson

8. Which president signed the legislation establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday?

A. Ronald Reagan

B. Jimmy Carter

C. Bill Clinton

D. George H.W. Bush

9. Which other civil rights advocate also was slain in 1968?

A. Robert Kennedy

B. Malcolm X

C. Medgar Evers

D. Huey Newton

Answers:

1-A, 2-C, 3-D, 4-B, 5-A, 6-B, 7-C, 8-A, 9-A

This story was originally published January 16, 2017 at 5:04 AM with the headline "Test knowledge of King and civil rights movement."