Civil Rights Review Quiz

Ceasar Chavez was fighting for

• desegregation of places in the south

• equal voting rights for everyone

• improving working conditions for farm workers

• higher wages for sanitation workers

Which of the following presidents helped make it against the law to refuse to serve or hire someone based on their race?

• Herbert Hoover

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• John F. Kennedy

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

What was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. approach to dealing with unjust laws?

• filing a lawsuit

• violent resistance

• following unjust laws

• nonviolent protest

What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Ace?

• to end discrimination in all levels of US public education

• to make sure all US citizens could exercise their right to vote

• to allow people to directly vote for representatives in the US Senate.

• to integrate all branches of the US Armed Forces

What was the impact of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination?

• the Civil Rights Movement ended

• the Voting Rights Act was passed

• John F. Kennedy won his election to the presidency

• riots and violence broke out throughout the country

What type of protests did Cesar Chavez encourage?

• sit-ins lasting for days

• violent riots and marches

• non-violent boycotts and hunger strikes

• refuse to participate in protests

How did television impact the Civil Rights Movement?

• impacted public opinion because people could watch the events as they happened

• impacted the decisions made by government leaders because they could be interviewed

• impacted the speed of receiving news because more people owned them

How did the Jim Crow Laws effect African Americans in the South?

• all people were treated equally

• African Americans found jobs easily

• African Americans had difficulty finding jobs

• all people experienced an economic boom

Who was the lawyer that argued the Brown v. Board of Education case?

• Lyndon B Johnson

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

• Ceaser Chavez

What was the outcome of the Brown v. Board of Education case?

• it prevented school from using race as a reason when hiring teachers

• it started the process of desegregating public schools

• it reduced instances of racial discrimination

• it allowed African Americans to play a greater role in politics