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WorksheetsCivil Rights as seen in The Butler
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Cecil Gaines lived and worked with his parents as sharecroppers in which southern state?
a)
Alabama
b)
Georgia
c)
Tennessee
d)
Mississippi
2.
After Cecil's father is murdered, what does Miss Annabeth do with Cecil?
a)
She forces him and his mother off of her land
b)
She makes sure he has extra work each day
c)
She makes Cecil a house servant
d)
She makes Cecil's mother a house servant
3.
After leaving his mother, to which city does Cecil travel?
a)
New York
b)
Atlanta
c)
Memphis
d)
Washington DC
4.
Cecil overhears a conversation about Judge Earl Warren. Which important court case does Earl Warren preside over in 1954?
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Miranda v. Nevada
c)
Brown v. Board of Eduacation
d)
Congress v. Nixon
5.
Who was the first US President that Cecil worked for in the White House?
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Kennedy
c)
Nixon
d)
Ford
6.
What was Cecil's reaction to the President sending Federal Troops to help integrate Central High School in Little Rock Arkansas?
a)
He is worried it is going to cause more problems
b)
He is worried that his son is going to get arrested
c)
He is excited that a President is finally standing for Civil Rights
d)
He is excited because he knows one of the students in Little Rock
7.
Louis, Cecil's oldest son, choose to attend Fisk college. Cecil is excited about his son moving south to attend school.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Louis meets students that are active in the Civil Rights Movement. Early in the movie, what was the major tactic used by these Civil Rights activists?
a)
Non-Violent protest
b)
Violent protest
c)
Political activism
d)
They didn't do much to fight against segragation
9.
What is the first form of civil disobedience that Louis participates in?
a)
public marches
b)
freedom rides
c)
sit-ins
d)
riots
10.
What happens to the bus that Louis and the other Freedom Riders are travelling on?
a)
It runs out of gas and they are arrested for walking on the highway
b)
It is stopped by the KKK and they are attacked and the bus is set on fire
c)
It gets a flat tire and nobody will help them fix it
d)
The driver falls asleep and it crashes in a ditch
11.
Who is the second President that Cecil works for?
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Kennedy
c)
Nixon
d)
Ford
12.
When Cecil first asks for a raise, how does R. D. Warner respond?
a)
He says that he will try to get Cecil some more money
b)
He says that Cecil deserves a raise but that there is not any money
c)
He indicates that Cecil will never get a raise
d)
He tells Cecil that he is fired
13.
Why is the White House staff surprised when President Johnson passes the Civil Rights Act?
a)
Because he told them he would never pass the law
b)
Because he used racist and derogatory words towards them at the White House
c)
They were not surprised
d)
President Johnson did not pass this law, President Kennedy did
14.
What happens on Cecil's drive home the night that MLK Jr. is assassinated?
a)
The streets are empty
b)
The KKK are blocking the streets
c)
The streets are full of rioters
d)
Cecil decides to stay at the White House because he is too heartbroken
15.
What news does Cecil get on his birthday?
a)
Louis was killed during a Civil Rights March
b)
Louis was arrested for participating in a sit-in
c)
Charlie is coming home early from Vietnam
d)
Charlie was killed in Vietnam
16.
After leaving the Black Panthers, Louis earns his Masters degree and runs for public office in which southern state?
a)
Georgia
b)
Tennessee
c)
Mississippi
d)
Alabama
17.
How does Cecil convince R.D. Warner to give the White House staff an increase in pay?
a)
He threatens to leave if he doesn't get a raise
b)
He speaks with President Reagan before hand
c)
He is unable to get the White House staff a raise
d)
He tells R.D. Warren that he will go to the ACLU if they don't get a raise
18.
Who is the last President that Cecil works for?
a)
Kennedy
b)
Johnson
c)
Nixon
d)
Reagan
19.
Which international event causes Cecil to have a change of heart on the efforts of Civil Rights activists?
a)
The Holocaust
b)
Apartheid in South Africa
c)
The collapse of the Berlin Wall
d)
The collapse of the Soviet Union
20.
Who is Cecil so excited to support at the end of the film?
a)
Bill Clinton
b)
Jessie Jackson
c)
Barack Obama
d)
Jon Kerry
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