Civil Rights Movement Quiz 1

What was the most important principle of the Civil Rights Movement?

• To remain Nonviolent

• To gain more attention for the cause

• To gain as many activists as possible

• To speak out against discrimination in all forms

Which is NOT a form of Direct Action?

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Woolworth's Sit-In

• Martin Luther King Jr.'s I have a Dream Speech

• Freedom Rides

Who influenced Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement to be nonviolent?

• Malcolm X

• Mohandas Gandhi

• John Lewis

• Nelson Mandela

What did the Freedom Riders do to make a point about how activists and opposers were viewed?

• They gave speeches in each state

• The prayed in the streets

• The made sure to stay nonviolent

• The made sure they were well-dressed

What was the Albany Movement?

• The first sit-in protest by students

• The first march for civil rights

• The first boycott at public stores

• The first freedom ride

What did Plessy Vs. Ferguson State?

• Segregation in schools is illegal

• "Separate but Equal" segregation was not against the Constitution

• Each state could define their own segregation policies

• Segregation on public transportation was illegal

What did Brown Vs. Board of Education do?

• Make segregation in schools illegal

• Make segregation legal according to the idea of "Separate but Equal"

• Make segregation of public transportation illegal

• Make segregation of restaurants and stores illegal

What did the JIm Crow laws do?

• Kept the ideology of slavery alive in the South

• Kept blacks from receiving legal representation

• Kept black people from being treated equal to whites

• Kept black people separate from whites

What organization did Malcolm X join after prison?

• National Operating Engineers

• Nation of Islam

• Islam Nationals

• Black Panthers

The Bus Boycott and the Woolworth Sit-In both desegregated transportation and stores for which main reason?

• They were losing too much money

• They were tired of people protesting

• They were getting a bad reputation

• They got new ownership