Civil Rights Movement Quiz

The murder of who sparked the Civil Rights Movement?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Emmett Till

• Martin Luther King

• Rosa Parks

Which of the following best describes the purpose of Jim Crow Laws?

• To promote racial equality

• To maintain racial separation and limit African American rights

• To encourage African Americans to vote

• To provide free education for all

The Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka, KS Supreme Court

decision.....

• upheld segregation in public schools.

• ended segregation on city busses.

• declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional.

• none of the above

Why was the Brown v. Board of Education decision significant for the Civil Rights Movement?

• It legalized segregation in schools.

• It inspired further actions to end segregation and discrimination elsewhere.

• It ended all forms of discrimination in the United States.

• none of these

(2016)How did the event described by Rosa Parks in this excerpt affect the Civil Rights movement?

• It changed the way police arrested public protesters.

• It resulted in a bus boycott that lasted more than a year.

• It led to an increase in the number of registered voters in southern states.

• It prompted the government to station the National Guard in southern states.

What city was involved in the protest of segregation on city busses?

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Money, Mississippi

• Nashville, Tennessee

• Montgomery, Alabama

Explain how the Montgomery Bus Boycott helped to advance the Civil Rights Movement.

• It showed that economic pressure and nonviolent protest could bring about change.

• It had no impact on civil rights.

• It led to the creation of new segregation laws.

• It resulted in the immediate end of all segregation in the United States.

Which of the following were examples of civil disobedience?

Check all that apply.

• sit-ins

• boycotts

• rioting

• marches

(2017)President Eisenhower exercised his federal authority in an effort to —

• ensure the safety of protesters at lunch counter sit-ins

• end the violence directed against the Freedom Riders

• enforce a ruling to desegregate public schools

• protect citizens from rioting spurred by Ku Klux Klan rallies

School integration, military intervention, harassment and bullying of students were all related to what event during the CRM?

• Little Rock 9

• March on Washington

• Sit-in movement

• Montgomery Bus Boycott