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Emmett Till (group c1)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Emmett born?

a)

Montgomery, AL

b)

Chicago, IL

c)

Tampa, FL

d)

other

2.

When did Emmett die?

a)

November 2, 1977

b)

May 10, 1955

c)

August 28, 1955

d)

July 11, 1933

3.

Where was Emmett's body found?

a)

Tallahatchie River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

A museum in Alabama

d)

An old, abandoned farm

4.

How much money did Emmett use for bubble gum?

a)

37¢

b)

10¢

c)

50¢

d)

25¢

5.

What did Emmett's grandmother say was the prettiest thing she'd ever seen...before now?

a)

other/none

b)

Emmett's personality

c)

Emmett's teeth/smile

d)

Emmett's eyes

6.

Why did they do this to Emmett?

a)

he whistled at a white lady

b)

he robbed the bank

c)

he murdered several students at school

d)

he stole from the cashier

7.

Who captured and kidnapped Emmett?

a)

a school-teacher

b)

several ladies

c)

twenty children

d)

two white men

8.

Where did Emmett go for summer vacation?

a)

San Fransisco, California

b)

Manchester, New Hampshire

c)

Money, Mississippi

d)

Montgomery, Alabama

9.

What did she offer for them not to take Emmett and send him back home?

a)

food

b)

a job

c)

money

d)

herself

10.

What decision did Emmett's mother make that impacted the Civil Rights movement?

a)

Spoke out on the news

b)

Testified in court

c)

Had an open casket funeral

d)

Marched in Mississippi

11.

What happened to the two men that brutally killed Emmett Till?

a)

They received the death penalty

b)

Nothing, they were acquitted

c)

Life in jail, no parole

d)

They were murdered

12.
Why did Mamie Till have an open casket?
a)
She wanted to show the people what the men had done to her boy. They beat him to the point where he was unrecognizable. 
b)
She wanted publicity for her boy 
c)
She wanted attention while mourning for her boy 
d)
She did not want an open casket she was forced to have an open casket
13.

Who is Emmett Till?

a)

Victim of Racism

b)

an outlaw

c)

A Murderer

d)

a farmer

14.

Why did the jury acquit Milam and Bryant of the murder of Emmett Till?

a)

The jury ruled that Emmett deserved to die.

b)

Mose Wright identified Milam and Bryant.

c)

The sheriff testified that there was no way to positively identify the body.

d)

The racist jury sided with Bryant and Milam.

15.

Why did The Sheriff want an IMMEDIATE burial

a)

He didn't want an immediate burial

b)

He didn't want the world to see what had happened to Emmett

c)

Because he had to chose what he wanted to do with the body

d)

Because Mamie wanted to have and immediate burial

16.

How old was Emmett?

a)

16

b)

13

c)

12

d)

14

17.

Who are the two people who kidnapped and murdered Emmett Till?

a)

Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam

b)

Roy

c)

J.W.

d)

Grandfather

18.

What did she notice about Emmett's body 3 blocks away?

a)

the odor

b)

how bad it must have been

c)

why they did it

d)

she realized that her life has changed

19.

Why was Emmett Till in Mississippi?

a)

To visit his family

b)

To go on vaction

c)

For school

20.

Why did the jury acquit Milam and Bryant of the murder of Emmett Till?

a)

The jury ruled that Emmett deserved to die.

b)

Mose Wright identified Milam and Bryant.

c)

The body was not actually Emmitts

d)

The all white jury sided with Bryant and Milam.