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Greensboro Sit-in

Greensboro Sit-in

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

9th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

CCSS
RL.7.9, RI. 9-10.2, RL.8.9

+5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Brian Swift

Used 14+ times

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

CCSS.RL.7.9
,
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
,
CCSS.RL.8.9
CCSS.RI.8.2
,
CCSS.RL.8.2
,
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
,
CCSS.RL.7.2
,
CCSS.RI.7.2
,

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were the members of the Greensboro Four?

W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey, Frederick Douglass

Thurgood Marshall, Medgar Evers, James Meredith, Bayard Rustin

Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, John Lewis

Joe McNeil, David Richmond, Junior Blair, Frank McCain

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Greensboro Four do to establish themselves as customers before sitting at the lunch counter?

They bought small items from the store

They showed their student IDs

They asked for permission from the manager

They signed a petition

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the sit-in movement grow after the first day?

It was stopped by the police immediately

It decreased in number due to fear

It remained the same with only the original four

It grew from 4 to 16 or 20 people on the second day

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main principle the Greensboro Four decided to follow during their actions?

Legal action

Non-violence

Silent protest

Aggressive protest

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What message did the Greensboro sit-ins convey to other cities?

It is impossible to change segregation

Only Greensboro can achieve this

If they can do it in Greensboro, we too can do it

Violence is the only way to make a change

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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