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Civil Rights Quiz Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rosa Parks led a boycott of buses to protest segregation in which city?

a)

Birmingham

b)

Atlanta

c)

Montgomery

d)

Greensboro

2.

This famous civil rights leader wanted equal rights "by any means necessary"

a)

Martin Luther King

b)

Malcolm Luther King

c)

Malcolm X

d)

Malcolm Y

3.

This famous civil rights leader gave the "I Have A Dream" speech in the March On Washington

a)

Malcolm Luther King

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Martin Luther King

d)

Malcolm Y

4.

This famous strategy means to use peaceful, nonviolent protest to get what you want

a)

armed resistance

b)

by any means necessary

c)

by no means necessary

d)

passive resistance

5.

This word means to separate people by race

a)

segregation

b)

integration

c)

determination

d)

disintegration

6.

This famous court case from the late 1800's stated that segregation was okay as long as it was "separate but equal"

a)

Brown vs. Board of Education

b)

The People vs. Martin Luther King

c)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

d)

Batman vs. Superman

7.

Which famous court case from the 1950's forced all schools in America to integrate?

a)

The People vs. Martin Luther King

b)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

c)

Brown vs. Board of Education

d)

Batman vs. Superman

8.

This group traveled around the South in buses, stopping to protest segregation in large cities

a)

Integration Station

b)

Freedom Riders

c)

The Little Rock Nine

d)

Bus Brigade

9.

This law banned the use of literacy tests and poll taxes in the United States

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

c)

Equal Rights Amendment of 1964

d)

Racial Freedom Act of 1965

10.

This law prohibited segregation in public places and banned discrimination based on race and gender

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

c)

Equal Rights Amendment of 1964

d)

Racial Freedom Act of 1965

11.

Which of these were peaceful tactics used by civil rights protesters?

a)

riots

b)

sit-ins

c)

marches

d)

fist fights

e)

boycotts

12.

This law guarantees individuals with disabilities equal opportunities in employment, public accommodations, transportation, and government.

a)

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

b)

Equal Rights Amendment

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

13.

This law guarantees children with disabilities a free and appropriate public education

a)

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

b)

Equal Rights Amendment

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

14.

True of False - On average, men and women in America make the same amount of money for the same type of jobs

a)

True

b)

False

15.

This group was created to fight for equal rights for women

a)

National Association of Women (NAW)

b)

National Group for Women (NGW)

c)

National Organization for Women (NOW)

d)

National Association for the Advancement of Women Peoples (NAAWP)

16.

True or False - the Equal Rights Amendment, guaranteeing women equal treatment, was passed and added to the Constitution

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Title IX was a law that forced schools to guarantee equality of opportunity for men and women in what category?

a)

Academics

b)

Sports

c)

Music

d)

Art