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Civil Rights Unit Exam

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Organization formed in 1960, to provide a forum for young people to protest for civil rights; used sit-ins and marches to further their cause
a)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
b)
NAACP
c)
Southern Christian Leadership Committee
d)
Congress of Racial Equality
2.
Organization formed in 1956, in response to the Montgomery Bus Boycott to help organize the boycott; made up of ministers    
a)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
b)
NAACP
c)
Congress of Racial Equality
d)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
3.
Leading voice of the Civil Rights Movement; helped organize the Montgomery bus boycott; was a Baptist minister  
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr
4.
In 1955, a 14-year-old boy from Chicago who supposedly flirted with a white woman in Money, Mississippi, was killed by her husband and dumped into the Tallahatchie River weighted down with a cotton gin fan and barbed wire. 
a)
Emmett Till
b)
Orval Faubus
5.
Supreme Court decision in 1954, stating that “separate but equal” was unconstitutional; over ruled Plessy v Ferguson; called for integration of schools in the U.S.
a)
Brown v Board of Education of Topeka Kansas
b)
Brown v Board of Education of Kansas City, Kansas
6.
Separation by law
a)
de jure segregation
b)
de facto segregation
7.
The governor of Arkansas who denied black students the right to attend Central High School and who called in the National Guard to prevent these students from attending school  
a)
Orval Faubus
b)
George Wallace
8.
The students who at first were kept from attending Central High School in 1957, by the National Guard, but then were escorted to classes by the 101st Airborne sent by President Eisenhower  
a)
Emmett Till
b)
Little Rock Nine
9.
Separation by the way things are in practice  
a)
de jure segregation
b)
de facto segregation
10.

Whose civil rights did Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta work for?

a)

American Indians

b)

Factory Workers

c)

Women

d)

Migrant Farm Workers

11.

Which even came about as a result of Brown v. Board of Education?

a)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

b)

March on Washington

c)

The Little Rock Nine

d)

The Freedom Rides

12.

Which amendment provides "equal protection under the law"?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

13.

Who was Orval Faubus?

a)

A prominent civil rights leader.

b)

African American minister from Georgia

c)

Governor of Arkansas who tried to stop 9 African American students from enrolling in school.

d)

Governor of Alabama who tried to stop the integration of the University of Alabama.

14.

Malcom X differed in his approach to civil rights activism by

a)

Advocating civil disobediance

b)

Advocating non-violence.

c)

Advocating any means necessary.

d)

Advocating education only.

15.

What were Jim Crow Laws?

a)

Laws that placed freedom limitations on nonwhite people

b)

Laws that made all people work together towards a common goal

16.
Which US president signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a)
Lyndon B. Johnson
b)
John F. Kennedy
17.
This NAACP lawyer used the 14th Amendment to work to integrate public schools
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
Antonin Scalia
d)
Sarah O'Connor
18.
Which Civil Rights leader also became the 1st African American to serve on the US Supreme Court?
a)
W.E.B. DuBois
b)
Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
Thurgood Marshall
d)
Rosa Parks
19.
Why did John Carlos and Tommie Smith carry out the action  in the photo at the 1968 olympics
a)
They wanted to bring people together after the assassinations of 1968
b)
They wanted to leave the U.S
c)
They were protesting the fact that the olympics were held in Mexico
d)
They protesting against communism
20.
A problem with the court's efforts to get involved in correcting civil rights abuses was
a)
Federal courts have no power over states thanks to the 11th Amendment
b)
the Constitution does not mention education, so the federal government had no power to mandate integration
c)
Courts relied on local officials to carry out their orders even when local officials were often the problem
d)
immediate desegregation was an easy solution
21.
The former freedmen (former slaves) were given the right to vote in elections.
a)
15th Amendment
b)
19th Amendment
c)
24th Amendment
d)
26th Amendment
22.
Women were given the right to vote after years of being denied
a)
15th Amendment
b)
19th Amendment
c)
24th Amendment
d)
26th Amendment
23.
What was the common theme of the 15th, 19th, 24th, & 26th Amendments?
a)
Place limits on immigrants coming to the US
b)
Extend voting rights to groups that were formerly disenfranchised.
c)
Prevent a strong central government from threatening people's rights.
d)
Strengthen the rights of persons accused of a crime.
24.
Affirmative Action programs passed in the 1960s were designed to 
a)
Return control of voting regulations to the states.
b)
Remove racial barriers in education & employment.
c)
Prevent women from achieving the right to vote.
d)
Extend suffrage to African Americans.
25.
Who assassinated Martin Luther King?
a)
James Earl Ray
b)
Malcolm X
c)
Lee Harvey Oswald
d)
The Nation of Islam
26.
Which of the following groups most likely issued this statement?
a)
the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
b)
the Nation of Islam
c)
the Black Panther Party
d)
the NAACP
27.

First African American to play modern major league baseball

a)

Jackie Robinson

b)

Kenny Washington

c)

Hattie McDaniel

d)

Guy Bluford

28.
What were the laws in the South that limited the rights of African Americans?
a)
Constitutional Rights
b)
Jim Crow
c)
Mississippi Customs
d)
The Bill of Rights
29.
Which of the following is true about Emmett Till's murder? 
a)
The crime was never solved. 
b)
It took place in Michigan. 
c)
It was the catalyst of the Civil Rights Movement. 
d)
it took place in 1975.
30.
Where was Central High located?
a)
Little Rock, Arkansas
b)
Boulder, Colorado
c)
Stonecrest, Georgia
d)
Ebensburg, PA (you forgot the Cambria)
31.
Who was the President during this issue?(He commanded that the National Guard bar the black students from entering)
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Barack Obama
32.
"You have the right to remain silent" comes from which Supreme Court case?
a)
Gideon v Wainwright
b)
Mapp v Ohio
c)
Escobedo v. Illinois
d)
Miranda v Arizona
33.
Kennedy's solution to the Soviets trying to send missiles into Cuba was:
a)
To send Air Force jets over Cuba
b)
To create a hotline with the Soviets
c)
To lead the Bay of Pigs invasion
d)
To blockade (quarantine) the island
34.
Who was the leader of Cuba during the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
Fidel Castro
b)
Fulgencio Batista
c)
Francisco Franco
d)
Ho Chi Minh
35.
Which event was a CIA-sponsored invasion to overthrow Fidel Castro that failed miserably?
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Alliance for Progress
c)
Bay of Pigs
d)
Marshall Plan
36.

Young, militant group of African Americans that were part of "black power" movement

a)

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

b)

Black Panthers

c)

Little Rock Nine

d)

Freedom Riders

37.

Civil Rights Act of 1964 did all of the following EXCEPT

a)

Banned segregation in public accommodations

b)

Outlawed discrimination in employment

c)

Gave government power to desegregate schools

d)

Gave African American women the right to vote

38.

Militant Civil Rights leader that did not advocate nonviolence

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

Malcolm X

d)

Emmett Till

39.

All of the following were forms of civil disobedience in the 1950s-1960s EXCEPT

a)

Sit-Ins

b)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

c)

Freedom Riders

d)

Riots in LA over discrimination

40.
Where did the Black Panther Party originate? 
a)
New York, New York
b)
Oakland, California
c)
Chicago, Illinois 
d)
Los Angeles, California 
41.

Which was not part of the Black Panther 10 point program?

a)

We Want Freedom

b)

We Want full employment for our people

c)

We want decent housing

d)

We want to own america

42.
What year was the Black Panther Party founded? 
a)
1968
b)
1967
c)
1966
d)
1965
43.

Which President (in 1948) integrated/desegregated the U.S. Military?

a)

John F Kennedy

b)

Lyndon B Johnon

c)

Harry S Truman

d)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

44.

2. Which philosophy did Martin Luther King Jr. make popular?

a)

violent resistance

b)

Non-violent civil disobedience

c)

Sit-Ins

d)

Hostile Hostage Takeovers

45.

8.What organization did Cesar Chaves create and what did it fight for?

a)

Brown Berets; Black Power

b)

United Farm Workers; better pay and working conditions for migrant farmers

c)

Black Panthers: Black power movement and defense of black communities

d)

American Communist Party: Inspire communist revolution in America

46.

19.Which of these describes Thurgood Marshall?

a)

Created the Black Panther Party

b)

Argues Brown v Board for the NAACP in 1954 and became The first African American Supreme Court Justice in 1967

c)

Used non-violent civil disobedience to encourage change

d)

Created the American G.I. Forum

47.

Where was Cassius Clay born?

a)

Texas

b)

Massachusets

c)

Kentucky

d)

Alabama

48.
True or False, Muhammed Ali went to Vietnam?
a)
True
b)
False
49.
At what Olympics did Muhammad Ali win a gold medal?
a)
Rome 1960
b)
Mexico 1986
c)
Beijing 2000
d)
Rio 2016
50.
What disease did Muhammad Ali develop in the 80's?
a)
Diabetes
b)
Parkinsons
c)
Mesothelioma
d)
Graves Disease
51.
What was Muhammad Ali's former name?
a)
Cassius Clay
b)
Carbonara Sauce
c)
Muhammad Ali
d)
Mr. Sunshine
52.
Read these sentences from the text:
"On April 28, 1967, citing his religious beliefs, he refused induction into the United States Army at the height of the war in Vietnam.  Ali's refusal followed a blunt statement, voiced fourteen months earlier: "I ain't got no quarrel with them Vietcong. and the American establishment responded with a vengeance demanding, 'Since when did war become a matter of personal quarrels? War is duty.  Your country calls; you answer"
Based on this evidence what can you conclude about Ali's sense of duty?
a)
Ali felt a strong duty to help the people of Vietnam.
b)
Ali felt a strong duty to America.
c)
Ali felt a strong duty to his own personal beliefs.
d)
Ali felt a strong duty to his family.  
53.
Read these sentences from the text:
"Ali downplayed his role. 'I'm not no leader.  I'm a humble follower,' he said in 1964.  But for millions of people, the experience of being black changed because of Muhammad Ali."
Why might the author have included this quote by Muhammad Ali?
a)
to emphasize that Ali was pretending to be something that he was not
b)
hint that Ali was vain and only looked out for himself
c)
to show that Ali actually followed other people's beliefs, actions, and examples
d)
to indicate that Ali was a leader even though he did not actively choose to be one
54.
How did the event described by Rosa Parks in this excerpt affect the Civil Rights Movement?
a)
It changed the way police arrested public protesters.
b)
It resulted in a bus boycott that lasted more than a year.
c)
It led to an increase in the number of registered voters in southern states.
d)
It prompted the government to station the National Guard in southern states.
55.
Which organization's name correctly completes this table?
a)
Nation of Islam
b)
Black Panther Party
c)
Congress of Racial Equality
d)
NAACP
56.
What role did Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus play in the Little Rock Crisis?
a)
He vetoed legislation to establish a separate school system for whites and blacks
b)
He challenged the authority of the federal government to desegregate schools
c)
He helped minimize race-related violence by establishing integrated advisory groups
d)
He refused assistance from the federal government to improve minority graduation rates
57.
Who was the first African American on the Supreme Court
a)
Clarence Thomas
b)
Shirley Chisolm
c)
Thurgood Marshall
d)
Stokely Carmichael
58.
Which group was most responsible for organizing sit-ins
a)
SCLC
b)
SNCC
c)
CORE
d)
Black Panthers
59.
What group discovered that poverty and discrimination led to an increase in violence in the inner cities
a)
Warren Commission
b)
Kerner Commission
c)
SCLC
d)
NAACP
60.
Why did Mamie Till have an open casket?
a)
She wanted to show the people what the men had done to her boy. They beat him to the point where he was unrecognizable. 
b)
She wanted publicity for her boy 
c)
She wanted attention while mourning for her boy 
d)
She did not want an open casket she was forced to have an open casket
61.

What happened to the two men that brutally killed Emmett Till?

a)

They received the death penalty

b)

Nothing, they were acquitted

c)

Life in jail, no parole

d)

They were murdered

62.

In Letter From a Birmingham Jail, what counterargument does Dr. King present to the advice to wait?

a)

Democratically elected officials would not require African Americans to wait.

b)

Socrates would not have waited under the same circumstances.

c)

African Americans already have waited for more than 340 years.

d)

The 1954 Supreme Court decision has made it impossible to wait.

63.

What did Dr. King mean when he says, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."?

a)

Justice does not exist in America.

b)

Everyone is affected when one person is hurt.

c)

All Americans are equally threatened.

d)

All laws are unjust and should be ignored.

64.

According to MLK Jr in his Letter From a Birmingham Jail, how does one determine a just law?

a)

If the majority of society believes the law is just.

b)

If the law squares with the law of God.

c)

If the law degrades human personality.

d)

None of the above.

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