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WorksheetsThe Civil Rights Movement
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which type of protest did Martin Luther King oppose during the Civil Rights Movement?
a)
Sit-in
b)
Bus Boycott
c)
March on Washington
d)
Race Riots
2.
What was the result of the Brown versus Board of Education court case in 1954?
a)
Segregation of public schools became illegal
b)
African Americans began to play professional sports
c)
Martin Luther King led the March on Washington
d)
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus
3.
Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court Justice, first became famous for which of the following:
a)
Organizing the March on Washington
b)
Not giving us his bus seat
c)
Winning the court case of Brown versus Board of Education
d)
Giving African Americans the right to vote
4.
Who was the U.S. Senator who was assassinated while running for president in 1968?
a)
Robert Kennedy
b)
John Kennedy
c)
Martin Luther King
d)
Lee Harvey Oswald
5.
What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a)
It gave black women the right to vote
b)
It made literacy tests in order to vote illegal
c)
It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
d)
It gave all blacks the right to vote
6.
What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
a)
It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
b)
It allowed blacks to run for public office
c)
It ended segregation in schools
d)
It made poll taxes illegal
7.
The March on Washington was most famous because . . .
a)
it caused race riots in the nation's Capital
b)
200,000 people worked together to help blacks get the right to vote
c)
the KKK became an illegal organization because of the march
d)
Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I have a Dream: speech, which inspired hundreds of thousands to help the Civil Rights Movement
8.
Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
a)
Segregation on buses became illegal a few days after Rosa Parks began the protest
b)
Thousands of blacks blocked the streets so that buses could not finish their routes
c)
Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat to a white person
d)
Segregation of buses became illegal after many months of protesting
9.
How did the assassination of MLK affect the Civil Rights Movement?
a)
It had no effect
b)
The movement continued because he wasn't that important
c)
People were heartbroken and the movement slowed
d)
The movement gained strength because people of all races were outraged
10.
What was the purpose of the 24th amendment?
a)
It ended slavery
b)
It ended segregation based on race
c)
It made poll taxes illegal
d)
It made it legal for Thurgood Marshall to be chosen to serve on the Supreme Court.
11.
Why was President JFK very popular with African Americans?
a)
He helped organize the March on Washington
b)
He made poll taxes and literacy tests illegal
c)
He wasn't popular with African Americans
d)
He was very involved in Civil Rights and introduced the Civil Rights Bill
12.
Which best describes the 1960's?
a)
It was a time of peace and a strong economy
b)
There were many assassinations and war protests
c)
People were pleased with the political leadership, but the economy struggled
d)
There were some protests for civil rights, but everything remained non-violent throughout the decade
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