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Selma freedom march

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many people were at the beginning of the march?

a)

600

b)

2,500

c)

10,000

d)

270000

2.

What was the date of Bloody Sunday?

a)

march 21st

b)

march 12th

c)

march 17th

d)

march 7th

3.

What flag did people wave as they were shouting at the marchers?

a)

american

b)

eagle

c)

confederate

d)

Alabama state flag

4.

How many people were injured during bloody Sunday?

a)

20

b)

17

c)

7

d)

22

5.

How many people were at the end of the march?

a)

5,000

b)

21,000

c)

210,000

d)

50,000

6.

What was the main reason people marched?

a)

discrimination in voting

b)

so they could ride the bus

c)

they were getting shot

d)

to have fun

7.

How many attempts did it take for the marchers to march from Selma to Montgomery?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

7

d)

3

8.

What date did the first attempt of the march start on?

a)

March 7

b)

March 9

c)

March 15

d)

March 19

9.

What bridge did Bloody Sunday occur on?

a)

Edmund Pettus

b)

Brooklyn

c)

Clement C. Clay

d)

Woolsey Finnell

10.

How many people were at the end of the march?

a)

5,000

b)

21,000

c)

210,000

d)

50,000

11.

How long was the march?

a)

60 miles

b)

54 miles

c)

21 miles

d)

12 miles

12.

Where is Selma?

a)

Alabama

b)

Montgomery

c)

Texas

d)

Tennessee

13.

Before the march, what percent of eligible black voters were registered?

a)

1 to 2

b)

2 to 3

c)

3 to 4

d)

4 to 5

14.

What day did the march end?

a)

March 21, 1965

b)

March 8, 1964

c)

March 9, 1967

d)

March 2, 1964

15.

Who organized the march?

a)

Ruby Bridges

b)

Mr. Mcgregor

c)

Martin Luther King jr.

d)

Malcom X