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Civil Rights Movement Quiz

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 1hrs 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.
Brown vs. Board of Education was a famous case heard by the United States Supreme Court in 1954. The court ruled that it is illegal to:
a)
Allow children to work long hours in factories
b)
Segregate schools based on people’s skin color
c)
Pay black people less than white people for similar work
d)
Return an escaped slave to his/her master  
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.
This law banned all literacy tests that kept many African Americans from voting. 
a)
Civil Rights Act
b)
Voting Rights Act
c)
Civil Rights Movement
d)
24th Amendment
7.
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
8.
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
9.
In 1964, the 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution was added, outlawing poll taxes. How did poll taxes discriminate against African Americans?
a)
They kept many African Americans from voting.
b)
They prevented African Americans from attending certain schools.
c)
They kept many African Americans from finding employment.
d)
They segregated African Americans on buses and in restaurants.
10.

Boycott means

a)

give extra time to help others

b)

give food to the needy

c)

help teach others to read and write

d)

refuse to buy, do, or use something to protest or make change

11.
What did the Supreme Court Case Plessy vs. Ferguson establish?
a)
The Jim Crow laws
b)
The idea of a national bank
c)
The doctrine of “separate but equal”
d)
The idea that all men are created equal
12.
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
a)
A law that banned segregation in the United States
b)
A law that gave women the right to vote
c)
A law that give Native Americans equal rights
d)
A law that banned smoking in public places
13.

When was JFK assassinated

a)

1748 March 18th

b)

1904 February 12th

c)

1963 November 22nd

d)

1963 April 22nd

14.

When was MLK assassinated

a)

1804 April 15th

b)

1968 March 8th

c)

2017 December 3rd

d)

1968 April 4th

15.
Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court Justice, first became famous for which of the following:
a)
Organizing the March on Washington
b)
Not giving us his bus seat
c)
Winning the court case of Brown versus Board of Education
d)
Giving African Americans the right to vote
16.
What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a)
It gave black women the right to vote
b)
It made literacy tests in order to vote illegal
c)
It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
d)
It gave all blacks the right to vote
17.
What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
a)
It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
b)
It allowed blacks to run for public office
c)
It ended segregation in schools
d)
It made poll taxes illegal
18.
The March on Washington was most famous because . . .
a)
it caused race riots in the nation's Capital
b)
200,000 people worked together to help blacks get the right to vote
c)
the KKK became an illegal organization because of the march
d)
Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I have a Dream: speech, which inspired hundreds of thousands to help the Civil Rights Movement
19.

Who changed American baseball by becoming one of the first African-American professional baseball players in the major leagues?

a)

Jackie Robinson

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

John Kennedy

d)

Thurgood Marshall

20.

How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?

a)

24 hours

b)

Over 1 year

c)

3 weeks

d)

6 months

21.

Why was Birmingham, AL targeted for a civil rights campaign?

a)

Because Birmingham supported civil rights

b)

President Kennedy was born there

c)

It was the only southern city that was segregated

d)

It was the most segregated city in the South

22.

Jim Crow Laws are what?

a)

Laws that enforced strict separation of the races

b)

Laws protecting African Americans

c)

Laws that restored equal rights to African Americans

d)

Laws that restricted voting rights in the North

23.

What civil rights organization won multiple court cases against segregation?

a)

SCLC

b)

CORE

c)

NAACP

d)

MIA

24.

Federal troops were sent to what city by President Eisenhower to protect students?

a)

Topeka, KS

b)

Montgomery, AL

c)

Baltimore, MD

d)

Little Rock, AR

25.

The conflict at Little Rock's High School was in response to what?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Voting Rights Act of 1964

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1957

d)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

26.

What president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

a)

Johnson

b)

Kennedy

c)

Eisenhower

d)

Trump

27.

While in prison, Malcolm X converted to what?

a)

Church of Scientology

b)

The Black Panthers

c)

Malcolm Y

d)

Nation of Islam

28.

Empowering federal officials to oversee voting registration happened in what piece of legislation?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1956

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

29.

Name the confrontation on Edmund Pettus Bridge during the March on Selma.

a)

"Black Friday"

b)

"Freedom Summer"

c)

"Selma Saturday"

d)

"Bloody Sunday"

30.

The 24th Amendment to the Constitution banned what?

a)

Segregated buses

b)

Discrimination

c)

Integrated schools

d)

Poll Taxes

31.

"Freedom Summer" involved what?

a)

Volunteers help African Americans find jobs

b)

MLK traveled across the US promoting civil rights

c)

Volunteers help African Americans register to vote

d)

Malcolm X urged African Americans to fight against whites

32.

How did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 affect employment?

a)

Federal government could segregate schools

b)

It gave employers the right to discriminate

c)

Outlawed job discrimination and created the EEOC

d)

Gave employees the right to organize unions

33.

When did the Black Panther Party believe African Americans would be free?

a)

When everyone has a high standard of living

b)

When they had full control of their communities

c)

When all technology is taken from businessmen

d)

When the government gave everyone employment

34.

What court case did Brown v. Board of Education strike down?

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

c)

Korematsu v. United States

d)

Schenck v. United States

35.

The refusal to obey laws that are considered unjust is called?

a)

Integration

b)

Boycotting

c)

Civil Disobedience

d)

Segregation

36.

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

37.

Who was the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) who emphasized nonviolent protest?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Malcolm X

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

38.
Dr. King believed in using peaceful demonstrations to get the government to listen to the demands of the Civil Rights Movement.  He was influence by this person....
a)
Malcolm X
b)
Buddah
c)
Mahatma Ghandi
d)
Martin L. King Sr. 
39.
Which two people began the Black Panther Party? 
a)
Huey P. Newton, Eldridge Cleaver
b)
Eldridge Cleaver, Bobby Seale
c)
Huey P. Newton, Bobby Seale
d)
Linda, Zaida 
40.
Where did the Black Panther Party originate? 
a)
New York, New York
b)
Oakland, California
c)
Chicago, Illinois 
d)
Los Angeles, California 
41.

How was the Black Panther Party different than MLK?

a)

They advocated the use of armed resistance

b)

They were a religious organization

c)

They called for peaceful protests and MLK did not

d)

They were from Wakanda

42.

Malcolm X was most similar to which other Civil Rights Leader or Group?

a)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

the Black Panther Party

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Booker T. Washington

43.
Black nationalist leader who for awhile was a spokesman for the Nation of Islam; talked about black freedom “by any means necessary;” was assassinated on February 21, 1965, in NYC by Nation of Islam members  
a)
Malcolm X
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
44.
Which amendment freed African slaves?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
45.
Which amendment gave African Americans citizenship?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
46.
Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
47.

segregation

a)

Separating people based on the color of their skin

b)

The lack of fairness

c)

The right to vote

48.

The federal government responded to which issue by passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

a)

unfair lending practices by banks

b)

unequal representation in local legislatures

c)

inadequate medical services in urban areas

d)

discrimination by employers

49.

What role did Arkansas governor Orval Faubus play in the Little Rock Crisis?

a)

He vetoed legislation to establish a separate school system for whites and blacks.

b)

He challenged the authority of the federal government to desegregate schools.

c)

He helped minimize race-related violence by establishing integrated advisory groups.

d)

He refused assistance from the federal government to improve minority graduation rates.

50.

Which government action was intended to ensure that African Americans could exercise their 15th Amendment rights?

a)

the Supreme Court decision in Sweat v. Painter

b)

the executive order to desegregate the U.S. Army

c)

the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

d)

the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

51.

In the late 1800s, the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson -

a)

established a legal remedy for victims of discrimination

b)

created a legal justification for segregation laws

c)

affirmed the legality of federal regulation of state elections

d)

recognized pubic protests as a legal form of civil disobedience

52.
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
53.

Landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned the ruling that schools could be segregated and declared racial segregation in schools unconstitutional; ruled on May 17, 1954

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

Brown vs. Board of Education

c)

14th Amendment

54.

This sign represents what laws in the South

a)

Racial Rules

b)

Lincoln Laws

c)

Black Codes

d)

Jim Crow

55.
He was the governor of Arkansas and a segregationist who did not want 9 students to enroll in Little Rock High School.
a)
Orval Faubus
b)
George Wallace
c)
Lester Maddox
d)
Heman Sweatt
56.

Which government action was intended to ensure that African Americans could exercise their Fifteenth Amendment rights?

a)

The Supreme Court decision in Sweatt v. Painter

b)

The executive order to desegregate the U.S. army

c)

The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

d)

The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

57.

Which of the following was a direct result of the civil rights movement?

a)

an increase in respect for suburban housewives

b)

increased political participation by minority groups

c)

the revitalization of inner cities

d)

increased migration to rural areas

58.

In his “letter from Birmingham Jail”, Martin Luther King, Jr. argued that people have a moral responsibility to —

a)

Break unjust laws

b)

Appear for jury duty

c)

Accept the status quo

d)

Reform the prison system

59.

Which president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

a)

John F Kennedy

b)

Dwight D Eisenhower

c)

Lyndon B Johnson

d)

Richard Nixon

60.
Which three Amendments where designed to ensure equality for the slaves?
a)
17th,18th,19th
b)
13th,14th,15th
c)
13th,14th,16th
d)
8th,9th,10th
61.
Jim Crow Laws 
a)
were federal laws that everyone in America had to obey
b)
where state laws in southern states that made segregation against the law
c)
made it possible for southern states to set up segregated societies
d)
where overturned in Plessy vs. Ferguson
62.

Who was the president at the time that the Little Rock 9 led the integration in Little Rock high schools?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

George W. Bush

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

63.

Brown v. Board of Education determined that separate is _____ Equal

a)

Not

b)

Definitely

c)

Totally

d)

Kind of

64.

Hernandez v. Texas determined that...

a)

Mexican Americans had equal protection under the 14th amedment

b)

Mexican Americans could have a jury of their peers

c)

Schools had to change financing policies.

d)

Segregation was illegal.

65.

Which court case extended protection against discrimination to Hispanics

a)

Hernandez v. Texas

b)

Lopez v. Texas

c)

Miranda v. Texas

d)

None of the above

66.

Which case brought an end to segregated schools for Hispanics in California?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Mendez v. Westminster

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Delgado v. Bastrop ISD

67.

How was Pete Hernandez denied a fair trial according to Hernandez v. Texas?

a)

could not afford a lawyer

b)

did not show up for court case

c)

was disrespectful in court

d)

his ethnicity

68.

Which court case determined that segregation of Mexican American students in TEXAS was illegal?

a)

Mendez v. Westminster

b)

Delgado v. Bastrop

c)

Edgewood v. Kirby

d)

White v. Regester

69.

-Supreme Court case in which justices agreed that a Negro must be admitted at the University of Texas School of Law

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Sweatt v. Painter

d)

Sherman Antitrust Act

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