Martin Luther King vs. Malcolm X

Martin Luther King vs. Malcolm X

Civil Rights

Multiple Choice

What Supreme Court ruling said that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Marbury v. Madison

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

Multiple Choice

Why were the Little Rock Nine unable to attend Central High School on September 4, 1957?

• President Dwight D. Eisenhower had sent U.S. Army troops to the school.
• The governor of Arkansas had ordered troops from the state's National Guard to stop them.
• An angry mob prevented the students from entering the building
• The U.S. Supreme Court had ruled against segregation in Brown v. Board of Education.

Multiple Choice

Who ordered the national guard to stop the Little Rock Nine on their first day of school?

• The president

• A senator

• The principal

• The major

• The governor

Multiple Choice

Disobeying certain laws in non-violent ways in order to make a point

• Anarchy

• Civil Disobedience

• Rioting

• Mobbing

Multiple Choice

What lesson did Malcolm X learn from his father's death?

• Islam was the only religion that made sense for African Americans

• Speaking out for equal rights was dangerous for African Americans

• Racial equality could only be achieved through peacefully means

• People are not fundamentally racist

Multiple Choice

What religion did he join while in prison?

• Christians
• Monks
• Nation of Islam
• None of the above

Multiple Choice

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X differed in their:

• willingness to speak publicly

• Opposition to segregation

• Desire to help African Americans

• Methods of Protest

Multiple Choice

The Nation of Islam is to black nationalism as Martin Luther King, Jr. is to

• The Civil Rights Movement

• The Black Supremacy

• Nonviolent Protest

• White Supremacy

Multiple Choice

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."

Which Civil Rights Activist said this quote?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcolm X

Multiple Choice

"Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. which cuts without wounding"

Which Civil Rights Activist said this?

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King Jr.

Multiple Choice

"Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery."

Which Civil Rights Activist said this?

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King Jr.