Civil Rights Quiz

Bigotry

• the unfair treatment of a person, or group of people, based on certain generalized traits (sex, race, religion, etc.)

• to refuse to have dealings with a person or business as a protest

• an agent that causes an epic save

• strong, unreasonable beliefs, especially hatred for those of a different race or religion

World War II helped launch the conservative movement.

• false

• true

an agent that causes a change

• Deterrent

• Discrimination

• Catalyst

• Boycott

Which famous court case from the 1950s forced segregated schools in America to integrate?

• The People vs. Martin Luther King

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

• Brown vs. Board of Education

• Batman vs. Superman

This law prohibited segregation in public places and banned discrimination based on race and gender

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Equal Rights Amendment of 1960

• Racial Freedom Act of 1965

Which of these were peaceful tactics used by civil rights protesters?

• riots

• sit-ins

• marches

• fist fights

• boycotts

True or False - On average, men and women in America make the same amount of money for the same type of jobs

• True

• False

How did newspapers and TV play a role in the Civil Rights Movement?

• They showed how great Jim Crow laws were

• They showed how unfair Jim Crow laws were and helped convince people to join the Civil Rights Movement

•  They made a lot of money following Martin Luther King Jr. 

• All of the above

Who were the Little Rock Nine?

• 9 white students who went to a black school.

• 9 black students who sat at a lunch counter.

• 9 black students who integrated a white school.

• 9 Civil Rights protests.

What decision did Emmett Till's mother make that impacted the Civil Rights movement?

• Prayed for it

• Testified in court

• Had an open casket funeral

• Marched in Mississippi