Civil Rights Movement Quiz

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• 12th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

What was the main principle of the Plessy vs. Ferguson case?

• Integration of public schools

• Separate but equal

• Voting rights for African Americans

• Citizenship rights for all born in the U.S.

Which case overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson and declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional?

• Sweatt vs. Painter

• Brown vs. Board of Education

• Roe vs. Wade

• Loving vs. Virginia

Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?

• Malcolm X

• Thurgood Marshall

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Rosa Parks

Who led the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Thurgood Marshall

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Rosa Parks

What was the outcome of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Passage of the Civil Rights Act

• Desegregation of public buses

• Voting rights for African Americans

• Desegregation of armed forces

Which event is known as the largest demonstration for human rights in U.S. history?

• March on Washington

• Freedom Rides

• Sit-in movements

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

In which year was the Civil Rights Act that ended segregation in public places passed?

• 1970

• 1964

• 1957

• 1965

What significant action did President Truman take regarding civil rights?

• Desegregated the armed forces

• Passed the Voting Rights Act

• Signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Led the March on Washington

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 effectively end?

• Segregation in the armed forces

• Poll taxes and literacy tests

• Segregation in schools

• Discrimination in employment