WorksheetsCivil Rights Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to give up a seat in the front of the bus to a white man.
a)
Martin Luther King Jr
b)
James Meredith
c)
Medgar Evers
d)
Rosa Parks
2.
Members of SNCC used this method of protest to integrate lunch counters in the south:
a)
Sit-ins
b)
Marches
c)
Riots
d)
Freedom Rides
3.
These are guaranteed to citizens by the Constitution and laws of the nation
a)
Civil Rights
b)
Equality
c)
Civil Disobedience
d)
Idealism
4.
Refusing to obey laws peacefully you believe are unjust (Method advocated by MLK Jr.)
a)
Civil Rights
b)
Passive Resisitance
c)
Segregation
d)
Idealism
5.
What Supreme Court allowed for "separate but equal"?
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Brown v. Board
c)
Scott v. Sanford
d)
Marbury v. Madison
6.
Which of the following people was murdered and displayed in an open casket and was a spark for the modern Civil Rights Movement?
a)
Thurgood Marshall
b)
Homer Plessy
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Emmett Till
7.
The brutality against blacks in Birmingham prompted Kennedy to
a)
propose a strong civil rights bill
b)
propose a jobs bill for African Americans in downtown Birmingham
c)
pressure Birmingham to remove "Bull" Connor as acting police commissioner
d)
release Martin Luther King from jail
8.
In the 1954 trial of Brown v Board of Education, the US Supreme Court ruled that
a)
private schools should be controlled by the federal government
b)
issues of racial segregation should be decided by the states.
c)
racially segregated public schools are unconstitutional
d)
the "separate but equal" doctrine should be contnued
9.
The main goal of the freedom riders was to
a)
pressure the federal government to enforce the law banning segregation on interstate buses
b)
inspire students to protest in Birmingham against Jim Crow
c)
encourage Congress to pass Kennedy's civil rights agenda
d)
desegregate urban bus systems in the south
10.
The major topic of the Selma march was which of the following?
a)
lunch counters
b)
popular sovereignty
c)
desegregation
d)
voting
11.
What eventual law was proposed mostly as a result of the Selma movement?
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
12.
What was the event that led to more African Americans registering to vote in Mississippi and other Southern states?
a)
Freedom Rides
b)
March on Washington
c)
Selma March
d)
Freedom Summer
13.
Which of the following is not associated with the Black Power movement?
a)
Malcolm X
b)
Stokely Carmichael
c)
the Black Panthers
d)
Martin Luther King Jr
14.
Why was the tactic of nonviolence so successful in achieving change?
a)
segregationists saw that there was nothing to fear from African Americans
b)
the violent response of segregationists provoked moral outrage in onlookers
c)
State governments stepped in to enforce the law and protect African American protesters.
d)
the moral stance of the protesters influenced Supreme Court justices in several key decisions
15.
Why was World War II an event that contributed to advancing the cause of equality and justice in the US?
a)
Some white soldiers respected the heroism of black soldiers
b)
Black servicemen demonstrated their courage and ability during the war
c)
Returning heroes showed black civilians that they could gain respect
d)
All of the above
16.
Where did the first sit-ins for civil rights take place?
a)
on busses in Montogomery
b)
in schools in Little Rock
c)
at polling places in Mississippi
d)
at lunch counter in Greensboro
17.
Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in what sport?
a)
Baseball
b)
Football
c)
Basketball
d)
Hockey
18.
Which of the following events marked the beginning of the decline of the Civil Rights movement?
a)
the conversion of Malcolm X to orthodox Islam
b)
the drifting apart of SNCC and SCLC
c)
the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
the assassination of Robert Kennedy
19.
Which Supreme Court case forced school systems to use busing in order to integrate schools?
a)
Brown vs. Board of Education
b)
Plessy vs. Ferguson
c)
Dred Scott vs. Sanford
d)
Swann vs. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
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