Q 01/05

What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s name at birth?

A) Michael Jr.

B) Martin Sr.

C) Malcolm Little

D) Frederick Jr.

Answer · why

A) Michael Jr.

His father changed both their names when the boy was five, inspired by the Protestant reformer Martin Luther after a trip to Germany.

Q 02/05

Roughly how many people attended the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?

A) 50,000

B) 100,000

C) 250,000

D) 1 million

Answer · why

C) 250,000

King, representing the SCLC, was one of the 'Big Six' civil rights leaders who organised the march, which spilled from the memorial steps across the N...

Q 03/05

Who was the principal organizer of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?

A) Bayard Rustin

B) A. Philip Randolph

C) John Lewis

D) Whitney Young

Answer · why

A) Bayard Rustin

Rustin, an openly gay pacifist, was also a co-founder of the SCLC; a threatened smear about him and King had once forced him to resign from it.

Q 04/05

What method of protest did Martin Luther King Jr. strongly advocate for?

A) Economic nationalism

B) Armed revolutionary insurrection

C) Political lobbying

D) Nonviolent civil disobedience

Answer · why

D) Nonviolent civil disobedience

He was formally introduced to the tactics at a 1950 lecture in Philadelphia, and later wrote that nonviolence seeks to win an opponent to friendship r...

Q 05/05

What prestigious award did Martin Luther King Jr. receive in 1964?

A) Presidential Medal of Freedom

B) Nobel Peace Prize

C) Pulitzer Prize

D) Congressional Gold Medal

Answer · why

B) Nobel Peace Prize

In 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent struggle against racial segregation and for civil rights. He was ...