Civil Rights Movement Quiz

During the first half of the 20th century, African Americans realized that more could be done to promote equal rights if they __________.

• made movies about equal rights

• sponsored international conferences on equal rights

• moved to the East Coast where they could have better access to national politicians

• organized and worked together in groups

Which Alabama city was home to many important events in the Civil Rights Movement?

• Huntsville

• Montgomery

• Mobile

• Tuscaloosa

What childhood moment started Martin Luther King Jr. on the path to becoming a civil rights leader?

• when he traveled to Ghana and experienced what it was like to not be discriminated against

• when his uncle did not receive the promotion he deserved because of racial discrimination

• when he had a dream of an angel calling him to become a civil rights leader

• when someone pulled a curtain between his family and the others on the train

What belief is Martin Luther King Jr. most famous for?

• his belief in nonviolent resistance

• his belief in a nonjudgmental deity

• his belief in television as an agent for social change

• his belief in the prophetic nature of dreams

What happened when African American protesters refused to fight back during demonstrations?

• Many of them died.

• People all over the world began to speak out in favor of the Civil Rights Movement.

• The attackers felt guilty and joined the Civil Rights Movement.

• More and more people joined the Civil Rights Movement.

What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• the day Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus

• a month when lack of gasoline shut down the bus lines in Montgomery

• 13 months when African Americans in Montgomery refused to ride the bus

• five months when the Montgomery City Council shut down the bus lines

Which Alabama politician apologized to civil rights leaders for his outspoken support of segregation later in his life?

• Albert Brewer

• Lurleen Wallace

• George Wallace

• John Patterson

Who led the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma?

• Fred Shuttlesworth

• George Wallace

• Hugo Black

• John Lewis

The Civil Rights Memorial honors those who gave their lives for civil rights.

• True

• False

What was a major goal of the Civil Rights Movement regarding schools?

• To make school longer.

• To end racial segregation in schools.

• To close all schools.

• To make school uniforms mandatory.