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Civil Rights Movement Vocab Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is it called when African Americans would sit at "whites-only" lunch counter to protest segregation?

a)

Boycott

b)

School

c)

Bus

d)

Sit-in

2.

Which act banned segregation in public places and outlawed discrimination in the workplace?

a)

The Freedom Summer Act

b)

The Montgomery Bus Boycott

c)

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

The Voting Rights Act of 1965

3.

Segregation in schools was declared unconstitutional because of...

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

the Children's March

d)

the March on Washington

4.

During the _____________, civil rights groups worked to expand black voting in the South by registering black voters in Mississippi.

a)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

b)

Children's March

c)

Freedom Summer

d)

March on Washington

5.

A ___________________ required a person to prove they could read before they could register to vote.

a)

literacy test

b)

sit-in

c)

economic boycott

d)

poll tax

6.

Based on the idea of "separate but equal," segregation was declared legal by

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

the Voting Rights Act of 1965

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

the March on Washington

7.

A ________________ required a person to pay a fee before being able to vote.

a)

literacy test

b)

poll tax

c)

sit-in

d)

economic boycott

8.
 Martin Luther King Jr gave the famous “I Have A Dream” speech at what event?
a)
Freedom Rides
b)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
c)
March on Washington
d)
March from  Selma to Montgomery
9.

This law banned all literacy tests that kept many African Americans from voting.

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

c)

Civil Rights Movement

d)

24th Amendment

10.
Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
a)
Segregation on buses became illegal a few days after Rosa Parks began the protest
b)
Thousands of blacks blocked the streets so that buses could not finish their routes
c)
Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat to a white person
d)
Segregation of buses became illegal after many months of protesting
11.

The goal of a ________________ is to encourage a business to change by having people refuse to buy their products.

a)

literacy test

b)

poll tax

c)

economic boycott

d)

sit-in

12.

During the ____________________, many of the young participants who peacefully protested segregation were arrested and threatened with police dogs.

a)

Children's March

b)

March on Washington

c)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

d)

Freedom Summer

13.

The _____________________ was intended to protect the buyer or renter of a dwelling from seller or landlord discrimination.

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Fair Housing Act of 1968

d)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

14.

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Civil Rights Movement?

a)

Social Equality

b)

Political Equality

c)

Philosophical Equality

d)

Economic Equaltiy

15.

Which of the following groups was NOT heavily involved in the CRM?

a)

SNCC

b)

NCAA

c)

CORE

d)

SCLC