Civil Rights Movement Quiz

What was the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy vs. Ferguson case of 1896?

• The Supreme Court ruled that separate railroad cars for blacks and whites were unconstitutional.

• The Supreme Court ruled that separate but equal institutions were legal.

• The Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional.

• The Supreme Court ignored the 14th amendment's protections against unequal treatment based on race or color.

What was the significance of the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court Case of 1954?

• It upheld the separate but equal doctrine.

• It was a corner stone of the Civil Rights Movement, ruling that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional.

• It federalized the National Guard to protect African American students attending Central High.

• It brought to light the brutality of Jim Crow Segregation Laws in the South.

What event is associated with the Emmett Till Case?

• The Supreme Court ruling that separate but equal institutions were legal.

• The Supreme Court ruling that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional.

• The event that highlighted the brutality of Jim Crow Segregation Laws in the South and was an early motivating factor in the Civil Rights Movement.

• The federalization of the National Guard to protect African American students attending Central High.

What happened on September 25, 1957, in relation to the Little Rock Nine?

• The Supreme Court ruled that separate but equal institutions were legal.

• The Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional.

• The National Guard and U.S. Army troops were sent to Central High to ensure the Little Rock Nine could attend classes.

• The Emmett Till murder trial brought to light the brutality of Jim Crow Segregation Laws.

What was the main purpose of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• To protest against the Vietnam War

• To protest segregated seating on city buses in Montgomery, Alabama

• To support the election of Martin Luther King Jr.

• To celebrate African American culture

Who was arrested for refusing to yield her bus seat to a white man, an event that sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Harriet Tubman

• Rosa Parks

• Sojourner Truth

• Coretta Scott King

What was the outcome of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• The boycott led to the election of Martin Luther King Jr. as president

• The U.S. Supreme Court ordered Montgomery to integrate its bus system

• The boycott resulted in the boycott leaders being arrested

• The boycott ended without any significant changes

What was the significance of the Selma Marches?

• They led to the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

• They were a protest against the Vietnam War

• They resulted in the immediate end of segregation in the South

• They were organized to support the candidacy of a political figure

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibit?

• Discrimination based on age and disability

• Discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin

• The use of literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting

• Segregation in private businesses

Which act was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on August 6, 1965?

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Civil Rights Act of 1957

• Civil Rights Act of 1968