Civil Rights Quiz #3

In Selma, Alabama, ________ prevented African Americans from voting.

• unfair voting practices
• hate groups including the Ku Klux Klan
• the sheriff and a deputized posse of citizens
• all of the above

This banned the use of literacy tests.

• Civil Rights Act
• Civil Rights Movement
• Voting Rights Act
• Jim Crow Law

After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, it was no longer legal to

• let African Americans ride the bus.
• deny someone of a job because of their race.
• fire someone for not doing their job.
• kick someone out of the military.

Which event is MLK, Jr. most known for?

• being President during the Civil Rights Movement.
• not giving up his seat to a white man.
• creating Jim Crow laws.
• March on Washington

Nonviolent protest, where protesters occupied space in order to protest segregation.

• Sit-In
• Freedom Rides
• Selma March
• Filibuster

What is the central idea of Martin Luther King’s speech?

• Non-violence is best, but sometimes violence needs to be used.
• Non-violence is the only way to achieve equal rights.
• Violence is necessary to get what you want.
• People should be content with what they have.

Who's teaching inspired King's philosophy of nonviolence?

• Abraham Lincoln
• Thomas Jefferson
• Mahatma Ghandi
• Aristotle

Malcom X motto is:

• "By Any Mean Necessary"
• "Hard Work Pays Off"
• Out Work Your Opponents
• Quit!

Radical Organizations

• Malcom X
• Black Panthers 
• Black Muslims
• All of the Above

Outlawed poll taxes and literacy tests (used to keep African Americans from voting).

• 19 Amendment
• 14 Amendment
• 15 Amendment
• 24 Amendment