WorksheetsSelma
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which civil rights leader was in charge of the Selma to Montgomery march?
Stokely Carmichael
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
Nelson Mandela
What were the activists of Selma campaigning for?
Voting rights
Immigration rights
An end to segregation in public education
The desegregation of public transportation
Why did the protesters choose Selma as the site for their protest?
It was an example of what they thought cities should aspire to be
They expected very little resistance
The police chief was known to be aggressively opposed to civil rights
It was randomly selected by the SCLC
What kept black southerns from voting in 1965?
Poll taxes
Literacy tests
The risk of being fired or physically harmed
All of the above
The first march on March 7th 1965 ended when
President Johnson sent federal marshalls to block the marcher's route
Alabama troopers attacked marchers with clubs, horses, tear gas and etc.
Martin Luther jr King gave a speech at the Alabama state house pleading with marchers to retreat.
None of the above
In March 1965 voting rights activists set out to march from Selma, Alabama to
Montgomery Alabama
Washington D.C
Little Rock Arkansas
Atlanta, Georgia
Who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964?
Corretta Scott King
Martin Luther King jr.
Rosa Parks
Jessie Jackson
What is Oprah Winfrey's Character trying to do?
Sit on the front of the bus
Petition for equal pay
Register to vote
All of the above
What President signed the voting rights bill into law?
President Nixon
President Johnson
President Kennedy
President Obama
Where did the bus boycott take place?
Atlanta Georgia
Houston Texas
Montgomery Alabama
Selma Alabama
What percentage of residents from Selma were African American?
50 percent
30 percent
20 percent
10 percent
Who did Coretta Scott King meet when she came to visit Selma when Martin Luther King Jr was in jail?
Malcolm X
Rosa Parks
President Johnson
The Fbi Director
What was the name of the son who attended the night march with his mom and dad and was killed in the restaurant by the Alabama state trooper?
Marcus Houston
Tyrone Davis
Shawn Ellis
Jimmie Lee Jackson
Who led the march from Selma to Montgomery?
John Lewis
Martin Luther King Jr.
Jimmie Lee Jackson
Malcolm X
What did Martin Luther King Jr do after Troopers withdrew at
the end of the bridge?
He clapped and rejoiced
He kneeled and prayed
He collapsed on the ground
He continued his march to Montgomery
What percentage of marchers in the 2nd march were white?
33%
25%
50%
20%
What was the name of the bridge that connected Selma to Montgomery
Edmund Pettus Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
Unity Bridge
Ronald Reagan Bridge
What were the activists called who rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States in 1961 to challenge that segregated buses were unconstitutional?
Civil liberty riders
The black panthers
Ride or die'rs
Freedom riders
What was the name of the church where activists held civil rights meetings and was later bombed, killing young girls?
Liberty Temple
Freedom Temple
16th Street Baptist Church
Assemblies of God
What was the name of the racist Birmingham Public Safety Commissioner who ordered the use of dogs, water hosing and jailing of peaceful civil rights protesters?
The Fbi Director
Eugene "Bull" Conner
Jim Jones President of the KKK
Patrick Nelson
What does the word Lynch mean?
To suffocate
To drown
To hang
To shoot
People who think or feel that they are superior to people of other races are referred to as?
Prejudice
Prideful
Arrogant
Racist
Who was the man who "refused to die" and had his house bombed?
John Lewis
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth
Malcolm X
How long did the Montgomery bus boycott last?
365 days
30 days
120 days
381 days
What did Martin Luther Kings Father do?
He was a Preacher
He was a Husband
He was a garbage man
He was a plumber
How many threatening phone calls did MLK Jr. receive on a daily basis?
between 10 - 20
between 20 - 30
between 30 - 40
between 40 - 50
Where was Martin Luther King Jr. Killed?
The Lorraine Motel in Memphis Tennessee
The Broadview motel in Selma Alabama
The Rochester motel in Montgomery California
The Essex Motel in Chicago, Illinois
How was MLK Jr Killed?
He was shot in the head
He was shot in the neck
He was lynched
He was stabbed to death
What was the name of the movement that involved Martin Luther king Jr?
The Civil Rights Movement
The Freedom Movement
The Resistance Movement
The Fighter Movement
What was the name of the woman who refused to give up her seat to a white passenger while she was sitting in the colored section of the bus?
Rose Smith
Roselyn Waters
Rosalita Buchanan
Rosa Parks
