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Oct. 14, 1964: King Wins Nobel Peace Prize

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  • Q1
    What did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., win the Nobel Peace Prize for?
    violent resistance to racial prejudice
    African American self-reliance
    African American self-defense
    nonviolent resistance to racial prejudice
    120s
  • Q2
    This article describes a sequence of events. What happened in the sequence of events before King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
    King planned an interracial Poor People's March" on Washington.
    King donated $54,600 to the civil rights movement.
    King led a massive March on Washington, in which he delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.
    King turned his efforts to winning economic rights for poor Americans.
    120s
  • Q3
    Martin Luther King, Jr., was committed to nonviolent resistance to racial prejudice, even when facing people who disagreed. What evidence from the text best supports this conclusion?
    "In the late 1960's, King openly criticized U.S. involvement in Vietnam and turned his efforts to winning economic rights for poor Americans."
    "by that time, the civil rights movement had begun to fracture, with activists such as Stokely Carmichael rejecting King's vision of nonviolent integration in favor of African American self-reliance and self-defense."
    "The peaceful protests he led throughout the American south were often met with violence, but King and his followers persisted, and their nonviolent movement gained momentum."
    "A powerful orator, he appealed to Christian and American ideals and won growing support form the federal government and northern whites."
    120s
  • Q4
    Based on the text, which of King's qualities probably helped him most in gaining support?
    his background as an African American from Georgia and his young age
    his persistence, his powerful speeches, and appeals to Christian and American ideals
    his Nobel Peace Prize, doctorate degree in theology, and experience as a minister
    his rejection of people who disagreed with his ideals or methods
    120s
  • Q5
    What is the main idea of this text?
    The Civil Right Act of 1964 prohibited racial discrimination in employment and education and outlawed racial segregation in public facilities.
    A powerful orator, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., appealed to Christian and American ideals and won growing support from the federal government and northern whites.
    African American civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., won the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent resistance to racial prejudice in America.
    On April 4, African American civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, by escaped white convict James Earl Ray.
    120s
  • Q6
    "Influenced by Mohandas Gandhi, he advocated nonviolent civil disobedience to racial segregation. The peaceful protests he led throughout the American south were often met with violence, but King and his followers persisted, and their nonviolent movement gained momentum." Based on this evidence, what is the meaning of the word "advocated" in this excerpt?
    criticized
    urged support of
    acted against
    resisted
    120s
  • Q7
    Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. King intended to revive his movement with the "Poor People's March" on Washington. ______, he was assassinated in Memphis a few weeks before the demonstration was scheduled to begin.
    However
    Therefore
    Earlier
    Moreover
    120s

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