BrainPop Civil Rights Quiz

The civil rights movement sought to integrate American society. What does that mean?

• It wanted to repeal the laws that forced African Americans to remain separate from whites.

• It wanted to overthrow the American government.

• It wanted to build new houses and schools for African Americans.

• It wanted to make sure that African American received more privileges than whites.

What was the result of the Brown vs. Board of Education case?

• Special public schools were set up for African American students.

• African American kids were prevented from attending the same schools as white kids.

• The entire nation was desegregated.

• African American kids were allowed to attend the same schools as white kids.

Why was ending segregation so difficult?

• Most African Americans preferred segregation to integration.

• Buses and schools were segregated in all 50 states.

• Segregation was enforced by many state and federal laws.

• Both Northern and Southern politicians were opposed to integration.

Which of these statements is true?

• Martin Luther King Jr. organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

• Martin Luther King Jr. refused to give up his seat on a segregated bus.

• Martin Luther King Jr. helped end school segregation in Topeka, Kansas.

• Martin Luther King Jr. argued against segregation in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Which is an example of a nonviolent protest?

• Burning down segregated facilities.

• Not doing business with companies that enforce segregation.

• Threatening to physically hurt supporters of segregation.

• Fighting in the street with supporters of segregation.

What role did the Supreme Court play during the civil rights movement?

• It overturned some of the laws that made segregation legal.

• It wrote new laws that made integration legal.

• It supported the segregationist polices of Southerns governors.

• It urged Congress to pass new laws making legalizing integration.

Why did protestors sit at lunch counters and not move until they closed?

• to show support for integrated businesses

• to protest unfair food prices

• to protest the segregationist policies of the federal government

• to protest the fact that African Americans weren't served there

What risks did civil rights protesters face?

• They often had their voting rights taken away.

• They were forcibly sent to non-segregated states and countries.

• They could be arrested of violently attacked.

• They were forced to used segregated facilities.

Put the following events in order: A) Montgomery Bus boycott; B) March on Washington; C) Civil Rights Act of 1964

• B, A, C

• A, B, C

• A, C, B

• B, C, A

How might life in America be different if the civil rights movement had never happened?

• Public places could still be segregated.

• Voting would be easier for everyone.

• Slavery might still exist.

• Americans would be more tolerant of peaceful protests.