Civil Rights Heroes Quiz

What are civil rights?

• Freedoms that everyone deserves to have

• Laws that apply only to adults

• Privileges given to government officials

• Rights that only certain people have

What was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s original name?

• John King Jr.

• Michael King Jr.

• Martin King Jr.

• Luther King Jr.

What inspired Dr. King's name change?

• A trip to France

• A Christian reformer

• A famous musician

• A historical novel

What was the main message of Dr. King's 'I Have a Dream' speech?

• To support only one race

• To advocate for equality and respect

• To encourage violence

• To promote segregation

What was Rosa Parks known for?

• Starting the Civil War

• Refusing to give up her bus seat

• Inventing a new type of bus

• Writing a famous novel

What was the result of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• Segregation on buses was made legal

• Buses stopped running

• Segregation on public transportation was made illegal

• Rosa Parks became a bus driver

What organization did Rosa Parks join in 1943?

• The United Nations

• The NAACP

• The Red Cross

• The Peace Corps

What was Thurgood Marshall's most famous case?

• Marbury v. Madison

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Roe v. Wade

What was Thurgood Marshall's role in the Supreme Court?

• First Chief Justice

• First Hispanic Supreme Court Justice

• First female Supreme Court Justice

• First African American Supreme Court Justice

What did Ruby Bridges do that was significant?

• She was the first African-American child to integrate a Southern elementary school

• She was the first African-American mayor

• She was the first African-American astronaut

• She was the first African-American woman to fly a plane