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Quiz about Coretta Scott She Married A King

Coretta Scott: She Married A King Quiz

Not much is known on this site of the wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. so I have written a quiz detailing her life through her death.

A multiple-choice quiz by pennie1478. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
pennie1478

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
231,148

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Coretta was the middle child of three children. What did she and her siblings do to help raise money for the family during the Great Depression? Hint

Sold pocket Bibles on the street

Picked cotton

Delivered groceries to neighbors

Handed out newspapers on the street corner

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where was Coretta born? Hint

Georgia

Alabama

Mississippi

Louisiana

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Question 3 of 10

3. When Coretta was fifteen, her family's home was set on fire. Was anyone hurt?

Yes

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Question 4 of 10

4. At Antioch College, Coretta was the first African American woman to major in what? Hint

Philosophy

Music

Elementary Education

Theology

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Question 5 of 10

5. After graduating from Antioch College, Coretta attended the New England Conservatory to study music.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where did Coretta meet Martin Luther King, Jr? Hint

Dexter Baptist Church

Antioch College

Boston University

New England Conservatory

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Question 7 of 10

7. Six months after they first met, Coretta married Martin. Where did they get married? Hint

Dexter Baptist Church

Her parent's front lawn

Chapel at Boston University

Chapel at Antioch College

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Question 8 of 10

8. Over a nine year period, how many children did Coretta have? Hint

Two

Five

Seven

Four

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Question 9 of 10

9. Where was Coretta when her husband was assassinated? Hint

In the bathroom of their hotel room

Waiting for him in their car

With his parents at their church

At home in Atlanta

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Question 10 of 10

10. When Coretta died, she was at a rehabilitation center in what country? Hint

Switzerland

Mexico

India

China

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Coretta was the middle child of three children. What did she and her siblings do to help raise money for the family during the Great Depression?

Answer: Picked cotton

Coretta's family was the first black family to own a truck in their town. Her mother, Bernice, drove a school bus full of black children to the Crossroads school so the children wouldn't have to walk three miles each day to and from school. She and her siblings made four to seven dollars a season picking cotton.

2. Where was Coretta born?

Answer: Alabama

Coretta Scott was born on April 27, 1927 at a farmhouse near Heiberger, Alabama. She had an older sister named Edythe and a younger brother named Obadiah, named after their father.

3. When Coretta was fifteen, her family's home was set on fire. Was anyone hurt?

Answer: No

Coretta and Edythe were living with a family in Marion while they attended Lincoln High School. Coretta's father called her about the fire, but thankfully no one was hurt. The cause of the fire was never known because the fire department refused to investigate how the fire was started.

4. At Antioch College, Coretta was the first African American woman to major in what?

Answer: Elementary Education

After the school she picked to begin her student teaching wouldn't take her, Coretta was given the choice of an all-black school or a school privately funded by Antioch college. Coretta chose the privately funded school to begin her student teaching.

5. After graduating from Antioch College, Coretta attended the New England Conservatory to study music.

Answer: True

After her husband's death, Coretta returned to the Conservatory to get her doctorate in Music Education.

6. Where did Coretta meet Martin Luther King, Jr?

Answer: Boston University

A woman named Mary Powell suggested that Coretta go out with Martin. He was studying for his PHD in Theology and Philosophy. On their first date, Coretta learned that Martin wanted a woman like her to become his wife.

7. Six months after they first met, Coretta married Martin. Where did they get married?

Answer: Her parent's front lawn

On June 18, 1953, Coretta married Martin on her parent's front lawn while Martin's father, Martin Luther King, Sr., officiated.

8. Over a nine year period, how many children did Coretta have?

Answer: Four

Martin wanted Coretta to be more of a wife and a mother. They ended up having four children, Yolanda, Martin Luther III, Dexter (named after their first church), and Beatrice (nicknamed Bunny). Coretta didn't teach school after marrying Martin and having her children.

9. Where was Coretta when her husband was assassinated?

Answer: At home in Atlanta

Coretta was at home in Atlanta, Georgia, with their children when Jesse Jackson called her about her husband being shot. Before Coretta could board a plane for Tennessee, she had gotten word that her husband was dead. Four days after his death, Coretta marched with the garbage workers that Martin was there to speak with when he was assassinated.

10. When Coretta died, she was at a rehabilitation center in what country?

Answer: Mexico

After suffering a stroke less than a year before she died, Coretta attended a rehabilitation center in Rosarito Beach, Mexico. After her death, her body was taken to the State Capitol in Georgia where she was laid in state. She became the first woman to lie in state at the Georgia Capitol.

Source: Author pennie1478

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