Civil Rights Movement Quiz

The Civil Rights Era in U.S. History is most characterized by social changes brought about by —

• groups involved in violent riots and protests in American cities

• the efforts of leaders advocating non-violent civil disobedience

• the cooperation among the labor unions to pass new legislation

• a series of presidential initiatives aimed at ending racial segregation

While both the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the Black Panthers wanted more opportunities and rights to be afforded to minority groups, the Black Panthers argued that —

• non-violence was going to take too long to bring about change

• African Americans needed to be guaranteed political representation

• overthrowing the government was the only way minorities and women would get rights

• African American men needed civil rights first and then women could fight for their rights

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 differed from earlier attempts to address minority rights by focusing on —

• desegregating the schools

• reforming immigration policies

• ending discrimination in the workplace

• protecting the voting rights of minorities

Brown v. Board of Education established....

• segregation of schools was Constitutional

• segregation of housing and schools was unconstitutional

• segregation of schools was constitutional so long as facilities were equal

• segregation of schools was unconstitutional

Movement which advocated black nationalism, self-reliance, and self-defense.

• Black Power

• Gandhi

• MLK Jr.'s Non-Violent Movement

• Black Muslims

Movement which focused on desegregating interstate travel?

• Sit-ins

• Freedom Rides

• Freedom Summer

• Bus Boycott

Nation of Islam advocate who later advocated peaceful protest?

• Bobby Seale

• Malcolm X

• John Lewis

• Huey Newton

The 9 high school students who were integrated into an all-white school are known as the....

• Little Rock Nine

• Arkansas Nine

• Birmingham Crusaders

• Freedom Nine

How was the Montgomery Bus Boycott effective?

• It gave free transportation to African Americans
• It segregated buses in America
•  It made Rosa Parks lots of money
• It helped de-segregate buses in America

 Martin Luther King Jr believed in

• Violent protests
• Really loud protests
• Non-violent protests
• Violence  when needed protests