greatreporter.com, October 8th, 2007
Question 1 of 10:
His is one of the most famous names in history,
Martin Luther
King
was originally christened...?
Walter
Michael
Ronald
James
Question 2 of 10:
Martin
's philosophy of non-violent protest was influenced both by
Gandhi
and the views of which great
US
writer?
Walt
Whitman
Herman
Melville
Henry David
Thoreau
Nathaniel
Hawthorne
Question 3 of 10:
Martin
first found fame, and had his house fire-bombed, when he led a 1956 campaign to desegregate what?
Schools
The Army
Buses
Bars and restaurants
Question 4 of 10:
Martin
's lead was followed by which group of people who fought segregation through non-violent sit-down protests?
The Liberationists
The Freedom Riders
The Sitting Bulls
The Silent Army
Question 5 of 10:
Martin
almost died in 1958 when, whilst signing copies of his autobiography in a book store, he was stabbed by...?
A Ku Klux Klan member
A political rival
A group of white youths
A crazed black woman
Question 6 of 10:
From which significant spot in
Washington
did
Martin
deliver his legendary ‘I Have a Dream’ speech in 1963?
The White House lawn
The Lincoln Memorial
The Washington Monument
The Library of Congress
Question 7 of 10:
Martin
's work resulted in the first significant civil rights laws being pushed through by which president?
John F
Kennedy
Lyndon
Johnson
Richard
Nixon
Gerald
Ford
Question 8 of 10:
In a vain attempt to curtail
Martin
's career, the FBI tried to blackmail him with evidence of his...?
Communist past
Drug use
Embezzlement of funds
Extramarital affairs
Question 9 of 10:
Towards the end of his life,
Martin
had branched out from civil rights issues to campaign against...?
Police corruption
The Palestinians' plight
The Vietnam war
Communist witch-hunts
Question 10 of 10:
On April 4 1968,
Martin
was shot dead by a sniper as he...?
Stood on a hotel balcony
Drove in an open car
Marched on Washington
Sat in his own bedroom
