The Green Book Quiz

What is the main idea of the text?

• The Green Book was a guide for Black American drivers.

• The Green Book helped Black travelers find safe places to stop.

• The Green Book was inspired by the 'Barriers: Green Book' quilt.

• The Green Book, a guide for Black American drivers developed by Victor Green, identified safe places for Black travelers to stop in areas where racial violence and segregation were common, and provided inspiration for the 'Barriers: Green Book' quilt.

What did Victor Green list in the first version of The Negro Motorist Green Book?

• Different types of cars and why they were good for traveling in the United States.

• Restaurants that Black travelers should not go to because they were unfriendly.

• Different interstate highways that were prettier to travel on when driving.

• Hotels, clubs, restaurants, and other businesses in New York that were friendly to Black people.

How does the author describe car trips for Black Americans in the U.S.?

• As fun, easy, and funny.

• As surprising, exciting, and interesting.

• As new, innovative, and confusing.

• As difficult, embarrassing, and dangerous.

What can you conclude from the information about the Green Book and the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• Black Americans usually bought copies of the Green Book as a novelty item or a collectible, but not many people actually used it as a tool for safety.

• The first edition of the Green Book, which only covered businesses in New York, was mostly meant for tourists and other people visiting the city without time to plan.

• The best sales for the Green Book came after President Lyndon B. Johnson passed a law that provided more protections to Black American travelers.

• The Green Book was a way for Black Americans to protect themselves from harm while traveling before there were laws that protected them.

How would you describe the quilt, 'Barriers: Green Book,' based on the information about the Green Book provided in this text?

• The quilt was a way to make sure that Black travelers would be warm and comfortable if they had to stop unexpectedly.

• The quilt was a way for Victor Green to creatively express his frustrations with the state of racial tension in the U.S. through art.

• The quilt is a realistic portrait of the founder of the Green Book, Victor Green, who used his postal worker connections to build a network of safe travelers.

• The quilt is an abstract representation of the dangers that Black travelers faced, which they tried to overcome by using the Green Book.

What is the main idea of this text?

• 'Sundown' towns were dangerous places for Black travelers: they were White towns where the presence of people of color was outlawed after sundown, meaning Black travelers could be pulled over for simply being in these communities after dark.

• Victor Green first published a New York version of the Green Book, but eventually asked postal workers across the United States to help him identify businesses that were friendly to Black travelers.

• Exxon, an oil company formerly known as 'Esso,' sponsored the Green Book and sold it at its gas stations, while also working to empower Black Americans by hiring many Black Americans to its workforce.

• The Green Book, a guide for Black American drivers developed by Victor Green, identified safe places for Black travelers to stop in areas where racial violence and segregation were common, and provided inspiration for the 'Barriers: Green Book' quilt.

What does the word 'accommodating' most closely mean as it's used in the text?

• Unfriendly and rude to someone.

• Curious about someone's life.

• Scared to meet someone new.

• Friendly and willing to host someone.

Choose the word that best completes this sentence: Traveling could be dangerous for Black Americans, _______ in 'sundown' towns.

• even though

• although

• however

• especially

How did Victor Green expand the New York edition of the Green Book into a national edition?

• He asked his fellow postal workers to send him names of businesses that accepted Black American travelers.

• He invited users of the local guide to send him recommendations.

• Esso (now Exxon) sponsored The Green Book and sold it at all its gas stations.

• He called on his fellow postal workers across the United States to send him the names of businesses that accepted Black American travelers, and he also invited the local guide's users to send him recommendations.

How well did the Green Book sell before the Civil Rights Act passed?

• The Green Book was not successful before the Civil Rights Act passed.

• The Green Book sold a few thousand copies.

• The Green Book was moderately successful.

• Sales eventually reached 15,000 copies a year.