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WorksheetsMedgar Evers Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Medgar Evers was born in 1925 in __________, Mississippi.
a)
Decatur
b)
Jackson
c)
Hattiesburg
d)
McComb
2.
Mr. Evers started fighting for civil rights in the 1950s.
True or False.
True or False.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
The statue of Medgar Evers in this photo stands:
a)
At the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
b)
At the National Civil Rights Museum
c)
At the Medgar Evers Museum
d)
At the Medgar Evers Library
4.
Medgar Evers was killed by Byron De La Beckwith in what year?
a)
1943
b)
1973
c)
1993
d)
1963
5.
Medgar Evers served in the U.S. Army during:
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
The Korean War
d)
The Iraq War
6.
Medgar Evers's house, now a museum, is at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive in Jackson, Mississippi. True or False
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Mr. Evers is buried at:
a)
Greenwood Cemetery in Jackson, Mississippi
b)
Arlington Cemetery in Washington, D.C.
8.
Mr. Evers had a wife and three young children at the time of his death. True or False
a)
True
b)
False
9.
The life, death, and legacy of Medgar Evers was written about by:
a)
Eudora Welty
b)
Anne Moody
c)
James Baldwin
d)
All of the above
10.
As part of the City University of New York, Medgar Evers College was founded in 1969. True or False
a)
True
b)
False
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