Civil Rights Vocabulary Quiz

What is the meaning of 'Hostile'?

• Friendly

• Unfriendly

• Neutral

• Happy

Match the following words with their meanings:

• Adversity

• To continue through time; last

• Plethora

• A person or group who travel with someone to protect, guide, or guard

• Endure

• An amount that is more than enough

• Escort

• A condition of trouble or difficulty

means to bring together and mix into a whole; open to all cultures and races. Choose the correct word:

• unite
• integrate
• combine

• merge

'Contentious' is an adjective meaning inclined to argue; __________

• Agreeable

• Quarrelsome
• Peaceful

• Harmonious

Choose the correct word for the definition: 'To speak or act in favor of.'

• Advocate
• Criticize

• Neglect

• Oppose

What is the definition of 'Catalyst'?

• A) A person who fights for a cause

• B) An agent that causes an interaction between persons or forces without being affected itself

• C) The practice of separating people according to groups

• D) The process of bringing all parts together into a whole.

'Activist' is a person who fights openly and vigorously for a (a)   .

• cause

• protest

• injustice

• segregation

What does 'Boycott' mean?

• To support a cause

• To refuse to buy, use, or go to, in order to make a protest or bring about a change

• An expression of being against something

• Steadfast continuance in a course of action.

'Injustice' refers to an act that is not just, not legal, or not (a)   .

• moral

• fair

• right

• lawful

What is the meaning of 'Protest'?

• An expression of being against something

• The practice of separating people according to groups

• An agent that causes an interaction

• Steadfast continuance in a course of action.