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Civil Rights Movement

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 15mins

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.
Thurgood Marshall was an important part of the Civil Rights Movement because: 
a)
b. He was the first African American to be appointed Supreme Court Justice
b)
a.  He was the lawyer of Linda Brown during Brown vs. Board of Education case
c)
He spoke during the march on Washington
d)
a.  Both A and B
4.
 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
5.
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
6.
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
7.
 Martin Luther King Jr believed in
a)
Violent protests
b)
Really loud protests
c)
Non-violent protests
d)
Violence  when needed protests
10.
 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
10.
 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
10.
 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
11.
The Amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote, ratified in 1920.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
15th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
23rd Amendment
12.
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
13.
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
14.
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
15.
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
16.
This man was the first person to land on the moon. 
a)
Alan  Shepard 
b)
Neil Armstrong
17.
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
18.
This man was the first American into space. 
a)
Alan Shepard 
b)
Neil Armstrong
19.
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
20.
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.
21.
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
22.

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?

a)

desegregated public schools

b)

desegregated public spaces and banned employment discrimination

c)

Banned literacy tests and provided federal oversight of voter registration

d)

said "separate but equal"

23.

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do?

a)

desegregated public spaces and banned employment discrimination

b)

said "separate but equal"

c)

desegregated schools

d)

Banned literacy tests and provided federal oversight of voter registration

24.

Who were the Little Rock Nine?

a)

The 9 African American students who organized the sit-ins

b)

The 9 African Americans students who first tried to attend a newly integrated high school in the South

c)

The 9 African American students who sued the Board of Education in Brown v. Board of Education

25.

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

26.

When was JFK assassinated?

a)

1748 March 18th

b)

1904 February 12th

c)

1963 November 22nd

d)

1963 April 22nd

27.

When was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated?

a)

1804 April 15th

b)

1968 March 8th

c)

2017 December 3rd

d)

1968 April 4th

28.

When did segregation end nationally

a)

1964

b)

1965

c)

1967

d)

1999

29.

How long was the Civil rights movement?

a)

14 years

b)

100 years

c)

40 years

d)

34 years

30.

How was JFK killed?

a)

Sniped out a tower

b)

Gunned down

c)

Shot while in car

31.
What civil rights action was the Little Rock Nine involved with?
a)
School integration
b)
Freedom Rides
c)
Freedom Summer
d)
Sit-Ins
32.
What does SCLC stand for?
a)
South Colored Lending Committee
b)
Southern Competing Legacy Conference
c)
Southern Colored Loan Committee
d)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
33.
What did Rosa Parks' incident with the law lead to?
a)
Brown vs. Board of Education
b)
Riots in the streets
c)
Hernandez vs. Texas
d)
Montgomery Bus Boycott

34.
Lyndon Johnson was able to get Congress to pass the ________, which ended segregation.
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
b)
Fair Housing Act of 1968
c)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
d)
Social Security Act of 1965
35.
The Voting Rights Act made _______ illegal.
a)
unfair literacy tests

b)
an age limit
c)
poll taxes
d)
housing discrimination

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