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Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An African American women who was asked to give up her seat on the bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama was
a)
Harriet B. Stowe
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Michelle Obama
d)
Coretta King
2.
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
3.
How was the Montgomery Bus Boycott effective?
a)
It gave free transportation to African Americans
b)
It segregated buses in America
c)
It made Rosa Parks lots of money
d)
It helped de-segregate buses in America
4.
What are Civil Rights?
a)
Rights that only some citizens get
b)
Rights that all citizens get
c)
Rights that are civil
d)
Rights that are controlled by the president
5.
Martin Luther King Jr believed in
a)
Violent protests
b)
Really loud protests
c)
Non-violent protests
d)
Violence when needed protests
6.
Rosa Parks was arrested here when she refused to give up her seat on the bus. Also the site of a major bus boycott.
a)
Atlanta, GA
b)
Montgomery, AL
c)
Washington, D.C.
d)
Savannah, GA
7.
Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks were part of what movement in the 1950s and 1960s?
a)
Anti-Immigration Movement
b)
Free Silver Movement
c)
Urban Renewal Movement
d)
Civil Rights Movement
8.
This man was running for president, but was assassinated before he ever got the chance to run.
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Robert F. Kennedy
c)
MLK
d)
FDR
9.
This U.S. president was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis and supported the Civil Rights Movement. He was also assassinated for his support.
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Robert F. Kennedy
c)
MLK
d)
FDR
10.
This law banned discrimination of any American because of race, gender, or religion.
a)
Voting Rights Act
b)
Civil Rights Act
c)
15th Amendment
d)
Civil Rights Movement
11.
Why did the United States begin to send advisers and troops to Vietnam in the 1950s?
a)
to prepare for the United States invasion of Laos
b)
to defend American bases in the Gulf of Tonkin
c)
to help the South Vietnamese revolt against the French
d)
to prevent the spread of communism into South Vietnam
12.
Eddie Mabo was born
a)
in northern Queensland
b)
in the Northern Territory
c)
on Murray Island
d)
on Great Keppel Island
13.
The Mabo legal battle was spread over
a)
15 years
b)
10 years
c)
5 years
d)
7 years
14.
When he learned that his people’s traditional ownership of his birth place was not recognised by Australian law, Eddie was
a)
overjoyed
b)
happy
c)
shocked
d)
excited
15.
The term terra nullius means
a)
conquered land belonging to an empire
b)
land belonging to no one
c)
land disputed by neighbouring countries
d)
land owned and managed by traditional inhabitants
16.
Queensland’s Bjelke-Petersen Government was so concerned by the case,
a)
it gave up sovereignty to Murray Island
b)
it banned the Meriam people from civic participation
c)
it passed laws denying Aboriginals the right to vote
d)
it passed laws to cement ownership of the Torres Strait Islands
17.
The High Court ruled that the Meriam people held native title over Murray Island
a)
by a six-to-one majority
b)
by a four-to-three majority
c)
by a five-to-two majority
d)
by a seven-to-one majority
18.
The decision ended the legal fiction of terra nullius, and was the first time
a)
Eddie Mabo was considered a land rights activist
b)
an Aboriginal person had won a court case
c)
the land rights debate had entered Australian politics
d)
native title was recognised in Australia
19.
The Prime Minister at the time, Paul Keating, applauded the decision, saying it removed the greatest barrier to
a)
reconciliation
b)
equality
c)
sufferage
d)
independence
20.
As a result of the High Court decision
a)
The Federal Parliament passed the Native Title Act in 1995
b)
The Federal Parliament passed the Native Title Act in 1994
c)
The Federal Parliament passed the Native Title Act in 1993
d)
The Federal Parliament passed the Native Title Act in 1992
21.
At the time of the victorious decision in the High Court Eddie Mabo
a)
had died
b)
had returned to Murray Island
c)
was in Canberra to celebrate
d)
vowed to continue to represent other land claims
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