4 Little Girls by Spike Lee Quiz

What did the Caucasian (white) citizens call Birmingham during the time of the Civil Rights movement?

• The Magic City

• Sweet Home Alabama

• Bombingham

• Steel City

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Why didn’t Denise McNair’s father buy her a hamburger at Kress’s Department Store restaurant?

• He did not have the money.

• Black people were segregated into eating only at African American dining establishments.

• The family had a delicious dinner waiting for them when they returned home.

• The restaurant was known for several food poisoning incidents.

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When the mob attacked the Freedom Riders' bus, how was the photo of the incident published in newspapers all over the world?

• The mob broke the photographer’s lens but did not destroy the film.

• The mob wanted publicity and allowed the photographer to film them.

• The camera operator uploaded his film to the Internet, and the world saw the event on YouTube.

• One Freedom Rider shot photos in secret from the luggage area of the bus.

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Why was the 16th Street Baptist Church a target of the Ku Klux Klan?

• It used to be a White church, and they wanted to restore it to its original designation.

• It was a random and impulsive act of senseless violence.

• The Ku Klux Klan bombers were performing an initiation rite to join the KKK.

• The church was across the street from a park that was a regular meeting place for Civil Rights rallies.

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What characteristic of Bull Connor seems to be inconsistent with his personality?

• He drove a white tank through the streets of Birmingham.

• He was blind in one eye.

• He turned a fire hose on a blind man.

• He taught Sunday school to small children

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Which is the MOST compelling evidence that helped convict the bombers?

• Chris McNair testified about how he felt about the loss of his daughter.

• Bob Chambliss’s niece testified that she saw explosives at his house.

• The jury heard witnesses describe the other alleged bombings by “Dynamite Bob.”

• A 14-year-old girl received an anonymous phone call at the church warning of the bombing.

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Where did Denise McNair’s parents meet?

• They matched on Tinder.

• In Tuskegee while they were both in college, but both were dating other people.

• They had known each other since they were young children because they grew up together.

• On the bus as Freedom Riders.

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What did Carole Roberts and her sister used to do when they would go to the movies?

• They never went to the movies as they were not allowed to do this.

• They would sneak into R rated movies when no one was watching.

• They would throw popcorn and ice down on the “white folk” from the segregated balcony.

• She and her sister would secretly record the movies to show their friends later.

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What did Cynthia Wesley’s mother tell her to fix about her outfit as she left for church on the morning of the bombing?

• She told her that her slip was showing beneath her dress and she needed to tuck it in.

• She told her that she couldn’t wear pants to church and made her change.

• She told her that she looked beautiful and lent her a necklace to match her outfit.

• Cynthia Wesley didn’t attend church on the day of the bombing.

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Addie Mae Collins is described as different from the other three girls because she tended to be more __________________________ than the others.

• Quiet

• Rowdy

• A leader

• Mean

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