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The Murder Emmett Till

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was Emmett Till?

a)

He was an African American teen

b)

He was a white man

c)

He was a African American man

d)

He was mexican

2.

Where did Emmett Till die?

a)

Richmond

b)

Alabama

c)

Money Mississippi

d)

New York City

3.

Why was Emmett Till in Mississippi?

a)

To visit his family

b)

To go on vaction

c)

For school

4.

What happened 100 days after Emmett Till died?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr. recognized him.

b)

Rosa Parks did not give up her seat for a white man and was arrested.

c)

Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous ¨I have a Dream¨ speech

5.

What was Emmett Tills mothers name?

a)

Mamie Till

b)

Luize Till

c)

Carol Till

d)

Mary Till

6.

In which Southern state was Emmett Till murdered?

a)

Arkansas

b)

Florida

c)

Tennessee

d)

Mississippi

7.

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

8.

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

9.

What does the word propelled mean in the following sentence, "Emmett Tills death propelled the Civil Rights movement."

a)

sparked

b)

move forward

c)

ignited

10.

In what year was Emmett Till murdered?

a)

1960

b)

1955

c)

1987

d)

1964

11.

Where was Emmett Till visiting from?

a)

New York

b)

Chicago

c)

California

d)

Washington DC

12.
The answer of a jury. 
a)
racism 
b)
verdict 
c)
justice 
d)
racial profiling 
13.
The belief that the white race is superior to all other races, especially black. 
a)
white supremacy 
b)
Emmett Till 
c)
ignorance 
d)
protest 
14.
The act of cruelty force, etc., toward a member of another race, in this case, African-Americans. 
a)
lynching 
b)
13th Amendment 
c)
racial oppression 
d)
verdict
15.
The act of cruelty force, etc., toward a member of another race, in this case, African-Americans. 
a)
lynching 
b)
13th Amendment 
c)
racial oppression 
d)
verdict
16.
To abstain from buying or using products or services as a means to force change. 
a)
boycott 
b)
ignorance 
c)
hate crimes 
d)
segregation
17.
To put to death by hanging or mob action. 
a)
lynching 
b)
Civil Rights Movement 
c)
racial oppression 
d)
discriminate 
18.
Social rules created by white people to encourage segregation. 
a)
white supremacy 
b)
NAACP
c)
sharecropper 
d)
Jim Crow Laws 
19.
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
20.

Which of the following is true about Emmett Till's murder?

a)

The crime was never solved.

b)

It took place in Michigan.

c)

It was the catalyst of the Civil Rights Movement.

d)

it took place in 1975.

21.
Which of the following is an example of a primary source of information? 
a)
A newspaper reporter's opinion of the trial. 
b)
Court transcripts from the trial. 
c)
A book review of Getting Away with Murder.
d)
The movie Getting Away with Murder. 
22.
Which of the following is not true about the South in 1955? 
a)
African Americans couldn't attend white schools.
b)
African Americans lived on the same streets as whites. 
c)
Southern "custom" prevented African Americans from voting. 
d)
African American men were expected to lower their eyes to white women. 
23.

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.