Virginia Studies Quiz – Civil Rights Movement (Unit 11)

Which statement best describes civil rights?

• Rights that only apply to certain groups

• Rights of all citizens to equal treatment under the law

• Laws that separate people based on race

• Laws about voting only

What does segregation mean?

• People being treated equally

• People being separated based on race

• People voting in elections

• People protesting for change

What was the result of the Brown v. Board of Education (1954) decision?

• Schools remained segregated

• Schools were ordered to desegregate

• Schools were permanently closed

• Schools became private

What was Massive Resistance?

• A policy supporting school integration

• A protest movement for voting rights

• A policy created to resist school desegregation

• A law requiring schools to close permanently

Who led the Massive Resistance movement in Virginia?

• Oliver W. Hill Sr.

• Harry F. Byrd Sr.

• A. Linwood Holton Jr.

• L. Douglas Wilder

Which actions were used during the Civil Rights Movement to push for change?

• Sit-ins

• Peaceful marches

• Protests

• All of the above

Who was the first African American woman in the United States to start a bank and become a bank president?

• Barbara Johns

• Maggie L. Walker

• Irene Morgan

• Rosa Parks

Which Virginian led a student strike against segregation in Farmville, Virginia in 1951?

• Barbara Johns

• Maggie Walker

• Irene Morgan

• Ella Baker

Who was a lawyer and civil rights leader who helped fight the Brown v. Board of Education case?

• Samuel Wilbert Tucker

• Oliver W. Hill Sr.

• Robert Russa Moton

• Harry Byrd Sr.

Who refused to give up her seat on a bus and helped lead to desegregation of buses between states?

• Maggie Walker

• Irene Morgan

• Barbara Johns

• Rosa Parks