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Civil Rights Movement Practice Test

Authored by Bradley Cross

Social Studies

11th Grade

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Civil Rights Movement Practice Test
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

This protest lasted a full year and was sparked by Rosa Parks.

Freedom Riders

March on Washington

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Greensborough sit-ins

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This city was considered the most segregated in the South.

Little Rock, Arkansas

Topeka, Kansas

Birmingham, Alabama

Selma, Alabama

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This piece of legislation protected voting and employment opportunities for African Americans.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

24th Amendment

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Civil Rights Act of 1957

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was the NAACP important?

Won important court cases against segregation

Organized non-violent protests

Led by Malcolm X

Led by Martin Luther King Jr.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the LIttle Rock 9 influence civil rights?

Inspired Montgomery Bus Boycott

Led to Eisenhower sending federal troops to ensure desegregation

Started lunch counter sit-ins

Led the March on Washington

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This public university was the site of the first African American, James Meredith, to enroll in the South

University of Alabama

United States Air Force Academy

Little Rock

University of Mississippi

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why were non-violent tactics used during the Civil Rights Movement?

Encouraged inclusion of other oppressed groups

Required fewer resources

Caused politicians to delay reform laws

Gained donation from wealthy individuals

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