Quiz: MLK Assassination

Test your knowledge on the events surrounding King's death.

King's Assassination - Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination was a defining moment in American history that unarguably changed the course of the civil rights movement. Test your knowledge on the events of that fateful day and the days that followed. Write down your answers to see how many you got correct at the end. (Photo: DENNIS BRACK B 5)

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King's Assassination - Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination was a defining moment in American history that unarguably changed the course of the civil rights movement. Test your knowledge on the events of that fateful day and the days that followed. Write down your answers to see how many you got correct at the end. (Photo: DENNIS BRACK B 5)

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King was assassinated in Memphis in what year? - A) 1959B) 1965C) 1968(Photo: Barney Sellers/Commercial Appeal /Landov)

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On April 3, King delivered his ____________ speech at a Memphis Masonic Temple. - A) "I've Been to the Mountaintop"B) "I Have a Dream"C) "Letter from Birmingham Jail"(Photo: Vernon Matthews / copyright, The Commercial Appeal)

A Speech to be Remembered - On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have A Dream" speech, one of the most important speeches in American history.(Photo: Landov)

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How old was King when he was assassinated? - A) 32B) 39C) 40

The FBI investigated MLK's death, but many believed the federal law enforcement agency was partially or fully responsible for the assassination. - A) TrueB) False(Photo: www.fbi.gov)

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The FBI investigated MLK's death, but many believed the federal law enforcement agency was partially or fully responsible for the assassination. - A) TrueB) False(Photo: www.fbi.gov)

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Mahalia Jackson - The Queen of Gospel, dubbed by Harry Belafonte to be "the single most powerful Black woman in the United States" in the 1970s, got her start in a New Orleans neighborhood appropriately called the Black Pearl. Though the internationally-renowned singer moved to Chicago at age 16, she's still celebrated in her native city with a state-of-the-art performance venue named in her honor.    (Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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At King's funeral, his good friend Mahalia Jackson sang ________ . - A) "Take my Hand, Precious Lord"B) "Leaning on His Everlasting Arms"C) "Amazing Grace"(Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

President Lyndon B. Johnson declared which date a national day of mourning for King? - A) March 29B) April 1C) April 7(Photo: Landov)

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President Lyndon B. Johnson declared which date a national day of mourning for King? - A) March 29B) April 1C) April 7(Photo: Landov)

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This man was imprisoned for the assassination of Dr. King. - A) James Earl RayB) Lee Harvey OswaldC) Raoul Remington(Photo: Landov)

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This man was imprisoned for the assassination of Dr. King. - A) James Earl RayB) Lee Harvey OswaldC) Raoul Remington(Photo: Landov)

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In 1997, King's son Dexter Scott King met with the man imprisoned for King's assassination and supported his efforts to get a new trial. - A) TrueB) False(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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In 1997, King's son Dexter Scott King met with the man imprisoned for King's assassination and supported his efforts to get a new trial. - A) TrueB) False(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)