Test your knowledge of Martin Luther King, Jr. in celebration of his birthday today with this quiz. Display your answers in the comment box below and Patch will get back to you later with the correct answers. And you better not look up the answers online — that’s cheating!
1. What year was MLK assassinated?
2. Which president signed the law creating the Martin Luther King holiday?
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3. What was the name of MLK's first book?
4. Where did MLK deliver his "I Have a Dream" speech?
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5. What foreign figure has MLK been compared to?
6. What year was the Martin Luther King, Jr. national holiday first observed?
7. Why was MLK arrested in 1956?
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