Whose memorial, to be built across the tidal basin from the Jefferson Memorial, will be the first in Washington since the World War II Memorial completed in 2004?

• A. Martin Luther King Jr.
• B. Mahatma Gandhi
• C. Eleanor Roosevelt
• D. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Answer: (A)

The question is testing knowledge of Washington, D.C. memorials by location and timing. The memorial in question sits across the tidal basin from the Jefferson Memorial and opened in 2011, making it the first new national memorial in the city since the World War II Memorial was completed in 2004. That memorial is for Martin Luther King Jr. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial exists nearby but was completed in 1997, so it doesn’t fit the “first since 2004” clue. Gandhi does not have a national memorial in Washington, D.C., and Eleanor Roosevelt’s memorial in this context doesn’t match the location or the timing. Therefore, Martin Luther King Jr. is the correct fit for the description.