Comprehensive exercises II
I. Answer the following questions.
Where was Martin Luther King born? Martin Luther King, Jr. lived a privileged life. How was his childhood different from his father’s?
When did Martin become a minister? What is meant by the term “culture shock?” How did Martin Luther King, Jr. experience “culture” shock when he attended Crozier Seminary?
Where did Martin go to college?
Who did Martin marry?
When Martin became a pastor, where was his church?
What was the famous speech that Martin gave in Washington, DC?
Where did he give it?
What great honour did Martin receive in 1964?
How did Martin die?
When is Martin Luther King Day celebrated?
Discuss how Martin Luther King, Jr. became America’s moral conscience.
II. Choose the correct variant.
What year was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated?
a. 1960 b. 1963 c. 1968 d. 1973
Where did Rosa Parks become famous?
a. At a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina b. At a high school in Little Rock, Arkansas c. On a bus in Montgomery, Alabama d. On a march in Selma, Alabama
Which president signed the first major civil rights act of this century?
a. John F. Kennedy b. Lyndon B. Johnson c. Richard M. Nixon d. Ronald Reagan
Which president signed the law creating the Martin Luther King holiday?
a. John F. Kennedy b. Lyndon B. Johnson c. Richard M. Nixon d. Ronald Reagan
What was the name of King's first book?
a. Stride Toward Freedom b. Dreamer c. Why We Can't Wait d. We Shall Overcome
Where was the tactic of the sit-in protest first used?
a. At a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina b. At a high school in Little Rock, Arkansas c. On a bus in Birmingham, Alabama d. On a march in Selma, Alabama
Where did King deliver his "I Have a Dream" speech?
a. At Ebenezer Baptist Church b. In front of the Atlanta City Hall c. At the Lincoln Memorial d. At the Nobel Prize ceremony
Who is the protagonist of the novel Charles Johnson is writing?
a. The driver of a Birmingham bus b. Martin Luther King Jr. c. A bodyguard in Chicago d. A sanitation worker in Memphis
What foreign figure has King been compared to?
a. Charles de Gaulle b. Mohandas Gandhi c. Albert Nobel d. Nelson Mandela
What year was the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday first observed?
a. 1969 b. 1973 c. 1980 d. 1986
What black leader was killed five years before King's assassination?
a. James Meredith b. Malcolm X c. Medgar Evers d. Stokely Carmichael
Why was King arrested in 1956?
a. Protesting segregated department store facilities in Birmingham. b. Driving too fast c. Sitting in at a Woolworth's lunch counter. d. Assaulting a police officer.
III. Martin Luther King Jr. had an amazing life that spanned over three decades. Within that time, King changed our world. Research his life and create a timeline of events that you think are significant.
I. Is King's dream our reality?
Identify five items that King visualizes for the U.S. Then, search through any newspaper for articles and ads that illustrate those five items. Do the articles/ads provide witness to the realization of King's dream?
II. Write a 500-word opinion article that defends your own opinion on the issue.
III. Today's leaders
Using King as a prototype, brainstorm a list of leadership traits and skills. Record these adjectives on the board or on a large piece of paper.
In groups of 3 or 4, identify the top five leadership traits a Ukraine president should possess from your brainstorm list. Each group should record these traits on a large piece of paper and provide reasons the president needs them.
Peruse the national newspaper looking for articles about the Democratic presidential candidates and Ukrainian President . Read each article looking for the leadership traits of each candidate.
Have each group rate the leadership qualities of each candidate. They must come to a consensus on this rating. 1 = Very Poor, 2 = Poor, 3 = Average, 4 = Good and 5 = Excellent.
In groups "endorse" a candidate and prepare a brief speech regarding the leadership traits of that candidate.
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As a special exercise, consider doing some of the research using the Internet and some using traditional off-line sources. Then compare the results, and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of both approaches.
Why was Martin Luther King Jr. attracted to the philosophy of Mohandas Gandhi? Research Gandhi's life and philosophy and discuss how the two men's approaches and beliefs were similar, and how they might have disagreed.
Julian Bond writes: "The civil rights movement, enjoying its widest national support at the Edmunds Pettis Bridge in Selma, Ala., in 1965, was actually preparing to self-destruct, its demands increasing and its public support diminishing." In what way was it preparing to self-destruct? What happened with the civil rights movement in the next ten years after 1965, and why did its course change so dramatically?
What examples of a movement similar to the civil rights movement exist today, either in America or elsewhere in the world? What are some of the strategies people are using to win those rights?
What did King mean when he said, in 1965, "I'm much more than a civil rights leader"? See the discussion by Julian Bond, and try to imagine what King might have done in five years or in 10 years had he lived.
In his article about the King holiday, Paul Andrews writes: "King is the only American besides George Washington to have a national holiday designated for his birthday." What were the reasons people argued FOR and AGAINST creating the holiday? Do you think it was a good idea? Why, or why not?
Is the King holiday important mostly to African Americans? Why or why not?
If King were to come to your school one day, and look around and listen, what would he
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