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WorksheetsNina Simone: Four Women (Sephronia Part 3)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
"Instead, he's getting ready to deliver a eulogy over the graves of these girls." What is a euology?
a speech that urges people to march for civil rights
a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died.
a speech that extols the public to get involved in the civil rights issues of the day
a speech that reminds families to fight for civil rights
"I think Medgar was right: they can kill a man but not an idea." Who says this line?
Nina
Sarah
Sephronia
"Explain to me why during the March on Washington the female civil rights leaders weren't allowed to march with Dr King?" What is the big idea here?
gender
community
social justice
hope
What does the song "Images" express in the play?
Nina Simone's belief in the power of women.
Nina Simone's belief in the power of images.
Nina Simone's belief in the power of music.
Nina Simone's belief in the power of justice.
"When Dr King has a dream I wonder where we fit into it." Who is the we here?
families
people from Birmingham
people of mixed races
women
"I was raised by three generations of women that spanned the colors from slavery to freedom. They taught me a lot. Like, how to be a God-fearing wife and mother." Who said this?
Nina
Sarah
Sephronia
"Race was never discussed when I was growing up and that seems like a shame. So, I've relied on my friends to teach me about the Movement, but I'm still learning." Who says this?
Nina
Sarah
Sephronia
What is the Movement that the speakers are discussing in this part of the play?
Civil Rights Movement
Anti-Bombingham Movement
Women's Rights Movement
King's Crusaders
Which line best explains what Sephronia believes about the Movement?
"Their activism laid the groundwork for Dr King and the march."
"I don't care how you make it sound it was still an honor to march down Independence Avenue."
"You both should've been at the March."
"When I was new to the movement I would find any weak spots. And then I realized it wasn't about how we're weak. It's how we're strong that matters."
Which line best explains how Nina Simone used to be involved in the Movement before the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church?
"No one's ever accused me of being pretty."
"As Auntie said I never liked to get my hands dirty."
"They don't want you beside them, they want you behind them"
