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Comprehension Test
Martin Luther King
Alan C. McLean
1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a Martin Luther King was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
b Martin Luther King first knew racism as a young boy.
c White farmers needed slaves to work on their farms.
d In the Second World War black soldiers and white soldiers fought together.
e Martin Luther King always wanted to be a minister.
f After 1807 it was against the law to own slaves.
g Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali were both boxers.
h Gandhi believed in the use of violence to change unfair laws.
i Rosa Parks was arrested because she would not get off the bus.
j The Montgomery bus boycott succeeded.
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2 What happened where? Match a number from A with a letter from B.
A
1 John F Kennedy was killed in . . .
2 The first restaurant sit-in was in . . .
3 In 1954 black students tried to enter the high school in . . .
4 Martin Luther King made his I have a dream speech in . . .
5 He was shot dead in . . .
B
a Greensboro, North Carolina.
b Memphis, Tennessee.
c Little Rock, Arkansas.
d Washington DC.
e Dallas, Texas.
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3 Which of these people said these things? Gandhi, Stokely Carmichael, Condoleezza Rice,
Martin Luther King's father, Rosa Parks.
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a Segregation is wrong, but things will get better in time.
b I dont think I should have to stand up.
c If you love your enemies, you can beat them.
d Go home and get your guns.
e Martin Luther King told America it should be true to itself.
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4 What do the words mean? Match a number from A with a letter from B.
1 slavery
2 right
3 racism
4 freedom
5 boycott
a refusing to buy or use something as a protest
b the belief that some people are better or worse than others based on the colour of their skin
c what you are allowed to do by law
d being able to say or do what you want
e when one person is owned by another person
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5 Martin Luther King quiz. Can you answer these questions?
a How old was Martin Luther King when he died?
b What was the name of Martin Luther Kings killer?
c Which war did Martin Luther King protest against?
d Where did Martin Luther King ask children to join in a protest?
e When is Martin Luther King Day?
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Multiple-choice Test
Martin Luther King
Alan C. McLean
Places
Choose the best answer.
1 Martin Luther King was born in _____.
a [ ] Alabama b [ ] Atlanta c [ ] Washington DC d [ ] New York
2 Men and women from _____ became slaves in America.
a [ ] Africa b [ ] Britain c [ ] Portugal d [ ] Russia
3 Nat Turner led slaves in _____ against their owners.
a [ ] Haiti b [ ] Alabama c [ ] Africa d [ ] Virginia
4 _____ was a country for people who were once slaves.
a [ ] Haiti b [ ] Liberia c [ ] Spain d [ ] Britain
5 In 1954 Martin Luther King became the minister of a church in _____.
a [ ] Boston b [ ] Montgomery c [ ] Atlanta d [ ] Washington
6 Little Rock is the state capital of _____.
a [ ] Georgia b [ ] Alabama c [ ] Arkansas d [ ] North Carolina
7 The restaurant sit-ins began in _____.
a [ ] Greensboro b [ ] Montgomery c [ ] Atlanta d [ ] Albany
8 Bull Connor was chief of police in _____.
a [ ] Little Rock b [ ] Selma c [ ] Birmingham d [ ] Montgomery
9 Martin Luther King made his famous speech in _____.
a [ ] Montgomery b [ ] Memphis c [ ] Birmingham d [ ] Washington
10 Martin Luther King led a march _____.
a [ ] from Montgomery to Memphis b [ ] from Montgomery to Selma
c [ ] from Selma to Montgomery d [ ] from Selma to Washington
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People
Choose the best answer.
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11 Martin Luther Kings father was a _____.
a [ ] teacher b [ ] lawyer c [ ] minister d [ ] doctor
12 President _____ wanted to end slavery in America.
a [ ] Lincoln b [ ] Kennedy c [ ] Johnson d [ ] Truman
13 _____ was a famous black singer.
a [ ] Duke Ellington b [ ] Langston Hughes
c [ ] Paul Robeson d [ ] Elton John
14 In 1937 _____ became the world boxing champion.
a [ ] Max Schmeling b [ ] Louis Armstrong c [ ] Jesse Owens d [ ] Joe Louis
15 Rosa Parks _____.
a [ ] was friends with a white woman b [ ] killed a white woman
c [ ] gave her seat to a white woman d [ ] was arrested by the police
16 When Ernest Green entered Little Rock High School, white students _____ him.
a [ ] spat at b [ ] laughed at c [ ] didnt talk to d [ ] helped
17 _____ordered the police in Selma to protect the marchers.
a [ ] President Kennedy b [ ] President Johnson
c [ ] George Wallace d [ ] Martin Luther King
18 _____ killed a police officer.
a [ ] Bobby Seale b [ ] Malcolm X c [ ] Huey Newton d [ ] H. Rap Brown
19 _____ wrote a song for Martin Luther King.
a [ ] Bob Dylan b [ ] Stevie Wonder c [ ] Jesse Jackson d [ ] Duke Ellington
20 _____ was the first African-American Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
a [ ] Condoleezza Rice b [ ] Dexter Scott King
c [ ] Jesse Jackson d [ ] Colin Powell
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Facts
Choose the best answer.
21 Martin Luther King was born in _____.
a [ ] 1963 b [ ] 1929 c [ ] 1938 d [ ] 1968
22 In 1929 _____ of black people lived in the South.
a [ ] 90% b [ ] 80% c [ ] 75% d [ ] 66%
23 More than _____ million Africans were taken to America to become slaves.
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a [ ] six b [ ] ten c [ ] five d [ ] four
24 America ended the buying and selling of slaves in _____.
a [ ] 1808 b [ ] 1807 c [ ] 1776 d [ ] 1860
25 Segregation in the US Army was ended in _____.
a [ ] 1954 b [ ] 1941 c [ ] 1945 d [ ] 1948
26 _____ black students tried to enter Little Rock High School.
a [ ] Four b [ ] Six c [ ] Nine d [ ] Twelve
27 John F. Kennedy was elected President in _____
a [ ] 1960 b [ ] 1963 c [ ] 1954 d [ ] 1968
28 In 1963, Martin Luther King led a march of _____ people.
a [ ] 100,000 b [ ] 500,000 c [ ] 50,000 d [ ] 250,000
29 In Selma only _____ of black people were registered to vote.
a [ ] 10% b [ ] 5% c [ ] 1% d [ ] 3%
30 In _____ Muhammad Ali went to prison.
a [ ] 1964 b [ ] 1968 c [ ] 1963 d [ ] 1967
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Vocabulary
Choose the best answer.
31 start fighting or hurting somebody
a [ ] beat b [ ] attack c [ ] hit d [ ] hate
32 a group of people who control a country
a [ ] gang b [ ] government c [ ] band d [ ] president
33 to make someone do something by talking to them
a [ ] tell b [ ] discuss c [ ] control d [ ] persuade
34 to keep someone or something safe
a [ ] protect
35 pleased about something someone has done
a [ ] happy b [ ] awake c [ ] proud d [ ] bored
36 to put your name on an official list
a [ ] write b [ ] clear c [ ] register d [ ] pay
37 surprised and upset
a [ ] afraid b [ ] worried c [ ] crazy d [ ] shocked
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38 someone who controls a group of people
a [ ] governor b [ ] leader c [ ] president d [ ] supporter
39 a group of people who work together to get something done
a [ ] organisation b [ ] company c [ ] team d [ ] gang
40 the best player in a sport
a [ ] greatest b [ ] runner c [ ] fighter d [ ] champion
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Events
Choose the best answer.
41 The American government made Martin Luther Kings birthday a holiday in _____.
a [ ] 1983 b [ ] 1980 c [ ] 1968 d [ ] 2003
42 When he won a prize for speaking, Martin Luther King was _____ years old.
a [ ] fourteen b [ ] eleven c [ ] sixteen d [ ] eighteen
43 Britain ended the buying and selling of slaves in _____.
a [ ] 1776 b [ ] 1807 c [ ] 1808 d [ ] 1861
44 In 1941 _____.
a [ ] the Second World War began
b [ ] the Second World War ended
c [ ] America entered the Second World War
d [ ] Britain entered the Second World War
45 The Ku Klux Klan was an organization of _____.
a [ ] Black Panthers b [ ] slaves c [ ] students d [ ] white racists
46 Joe Louiss greatest fight was against _____.
a [ ] Muhammad Ali b [ ] Max Schmeling
c [ ] George Foreman d [ ] Joe Frazier
47 President Eisenhower ordered the army to Little Rock to _____.
a [ ] stop black students entering school b [ ] stop the riots
c [ ] protect black students d [ ] close the school
48 When people heard Martin Luther Kings speech in Washington, they were full
of _____.
a [ ] love b [ ] fear c [ ] anger d [ ] hope
49 The Civil Rights Law of 1964 was signed by President _____.
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a [ ] Kennedy b [ ] Johnson c [ ] Truman d [ ] Eisenhower
50 In 1967 Martin Luther King attacked the US government because he thought
that _____.
a [ ] the war in Vietnam was wrong
b [ ] too many Blacks were poor
c [ ] education for Blacks was not good enough
d [ ] Blacks still did not have equal rights
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Martin Luther King
1 a T
b T
c T
d F
e F
f F
g T
h F
i F
j T
2 1 e
2 a
3 c
4 d
5 b
3 a Martin Luther Kings father
b Rosa Parks
c Gandhi
d Stokeley Carmichael
e Condoleezza Rice
4 1 e
2 c
3 b
4 d
5 a
5 a 39
b James Earl Ray
c the Vietnam War
d Birmingham
e 20th January
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Martin Luther King
Places
1 b
2 c
3 a
4 d
5 c
6 a
7 b
8 c
9 d
10 a
People
11 c
12 b
13 a
14 b
15 d
16 b
17 b
18 d
19 b
20 c
Facts
21 c
22 b
23 a
24 c
25 b
26 b
27 b
28 a
29 c
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30 a
Vocabulary
31 b
32 b
33 d
34 a
35 c
36 c
37 d
38 b
39 a
40 d
Events
41 a
42 a
43 b
44 c
45 d
46 b
47 c
48 d
49 b
50 a