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Civil Rights Movement and the Arts

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What year was Duke Ellington's most famous piece 'Take The A Train' recorded?
a)
1930
b)
1950
c)
1941
d)
1938
2.
How did newspapers and media play a role in the Civil Rights Movement?
a)
They showed how great Jim Crow laws were
b)
They showed how unfair Jim Crow laws were and helped convince people to join the Civil Rights Movement
c)
 They made a lot of money following Martin Luther King Jr. 
d)
All of the above
3.
One of the most famous American poets of all-time, he infused jazz and blues rhythms into much of his work.
a)
Duke Ellington
b)
Cab Calloway
c)
Louis Armstrong
d)
Langston Hughes
4.
The artists during the Harlem Renaissance most wanted to
a)
document the experiences of their people
b)
show off their talents (dancing, singing, writing, etc)
c)
Go back to their ancestors' homeland
d)
Separate completely from the rest of America
5.
The Harlem Renaissance refers to:
a)
A literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture
b)
A struggle for civil rights by the NAACP
c)
A program to promote African-American owned businesses
d)
A population increase in Harlem during the 1920s
6.
Which of the following was a major factor influencing the Harlem Renaissance? 
a)
The Great Migration
b)
Collective Identity 
c)
Cultural Pride
d)
All of the above
7.
I can do it all! I'm an actor, comedian, singer and dancer! I was a member of the Rat Pack with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Several night clubs ended their racial segregation policies so that I would attend. 
a)
Louis Armstrong 
b)
Stevie Wonder
c)
B.B. King
d)
Sammy Davis Jr. 
8.
I grew up in the Bahamas before moving to Florida as a youth. In 1963, I became the first African-American actor to win an Academy Award for my performance in Lilies of the Field. 
a)
Will Smith
b)
Sidney Poitier
c)
Donald Glover
d)
Chadwick Boseman
9.

What is Jacob Lawrence known for in his artwork?

a)

He tells stories through his narrative artwork.

b)

He paints realistic landscapes.

c)

He paints mostly self portraits.

d)

He sculpts large statues.

10.
Thurgood Marshall was an important part of the Civil Rights Movement because: 
a)
b. He was the first African American to be appointed Supreme Court Justice
b)
a.  He was the lawyer of Linda Brown during Brown vs. Board of Education case
c)
He spoke during the march on Washington
d)
a.  Both A and B
11.
The SCLC, created in part by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stands for:
a)
Student Christian Leadership Conference.
b)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
c)
Students Caring for Leadership Conference.
d)
Southern California Leadership Conference.
12.
The year in which President Kennedy was assassinated, the violent Freedom Summer, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech and the Selma march led by John Lewis:
a)
1982
b)
1968
c)
1963
d)
1965
13.

Name the book that Angelou did NOT write

a)

"I Know Why caged Bird Sings"

b)

"Give Me a Cool Drink of Water Before I Diiie"

c)

"The Bluest Eye"

d)

"On the Pulse of Morning"

14.

Maya Angelou was the first what?

a)

Black actress

b)

Black civil rights activist

c)

Black Doctor

d)

Black Director

15.

The Jim Crow Laws.........

a)

enforced racial segregation in the South before the Civil Rights Movement.

b)

protected African American in the South.

c)

supported the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

d)

promoted racial segregation in the North and the South.

16.

The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments are collectively known as the........

a)

the Jim Crow Amendments.

b)

Slavery Amendments.

c)

Civil Rights or Reconstruction Amendments.

d)

Abraham Lincoln Amendments.

17.
Who believed the way to equality was through vocational education and economic success and accepted social separation of the races?
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
W. E. B. DuBois
c)
Ida B. Wells
d)
Samuel Gompers
18.

Who believed that education was meaningless without equality?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

W. E. B. DuBois

c)

Ida B. Wells

d)

Samuel Gompers

19.

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character”

Based on this statement, how does King feel about the future of America?

a)

scared

b)

angry

c)

hopeful

d)

sad

20.
"This note was a promise that all men would be guaranteed the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." This quote is an allusion to what document?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Constitution
c)
Bill of Rights
21.

Founded in 1909 to abolish segregation and discrimination, to oppose racism and to gain civil rights for African Americans, got Supreme Court to declare grandfather clause unconstitutional.

a)

NAACP

b)

AMA

c)

YMCA

d)

17th Amendment

22.
fought against lynching
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Dred Scott
c)
Ida B. Wells
d)
W.E.B. DuBois

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