Selma Movie Test

In what state was Selma?

• Mississippi
• Georgia
• Alabama
• Texas

Who was president during the Selma march?

• Johnson
• Kennedy
• Eisenhower
• Carter

What eventual law was proposed mostly as a result of the Selma movement?

• Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Voting Rights Act of 1965

The major topic of the Selma march was which of the following?

• lunch counters
• popular sovereignty
• desegregation
• voting

The marchers planned to go from Selma to ________.

• Jackson, Mississippi
• Atlanta, Georgia
• Montgomery, Alabama
• Raleigh, North Carolina

What happened to the first march?

• The sheriff allowed the marchers to cross the bridge and leave Selma.
• The march was canceled because of a storm.
• The sheriff and his posse beat the marchers and stopped them from leaving Selma
• The sheriff tried to stop the marchers but didn’t arrive in time to do so.

Who led the movement in Selma?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Mary Washington

• Sam Todd Longfellow

• Thurgood Marshall

Who was the sheriff in Selma who opposed the march?

• Bull Connor

• Laurie Prichard

• Jim Clark

• Burt Burtingham

What were the activists in Selma fighting for?

• To stop slavery

• To integrate the schools

• To gain voting rights

• To build shelters for the homeless

What award did Martin Luther King Jr. win at the beginning of the film?

• The Oscar

• The Nobel Peace Prize

• The Medal of Honor

• An Olympic Gold Medal