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WorksheetsCivil Rights Movement
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of protest did Martin Luther King oppose during the Civil Rights Movement?
a)
Sit-in
b)
Bus Boycott
c)
March on Washington
d)
Race Riots
2.
What was the result of the Brown versus Board of Education court case in 1954?
a)
Segregation of public schools became illegal
b)
African Americans began to play professional sports
c)
Martin Luther King led the March on Washington
d)
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus
3.
Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court Justice, first became famous for which of the following:
a)
Organizing the March on Washington
b)
Not giving us his bus seat
c)
Winning the court case of Brown versus Board of Education
d)
Giving African Americans the right to vote
4.
What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a)
It gave black women the right to vote
b)
It made literacy tests in order to vote illegal
c)
It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
d)
It gave all blacks the right to vote
5.
What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
a)
It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
b)
It allowed blacks to run for public office
c)
It ended segregation in schools
d)
It made poll taxes illegal
6.
The March on Washington was most famous because . . .
a)
it caused race riots in the nation's Capital
b)
200,000 people worked together to help blacks get the right to vote
c)
the KKK became an illegal organization because of the march
d)
Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I have a Dream: speech, which inspired hundreds of thousands to help the Civil Rights Movement
7.
Why was President JFK very popular with African Americans?
a)
He helped organize the March on Washington
b)
He made poll taxes and literacy tests illegal
c)
He wasn't popular with African Americans
d)
He was very involved in Civil Rights and introduced the Civil Rights Bill
8.
Which best describes the 1960's?
a)
It was a time of peace and a strong economy
b)
There were many assassinations and war protests
c)
People were pleased with the political leadership, but the economy struggled
d)
There were some protests for civil rights, but everything remained non-violent throughout the decade
9.
What is the name of the Supreme Court Case that ruled that segregation is illegal and violates the 14th amendment?
a)
Plessy V. Ferguson
b)
Brown V. Board of Education
c)
Marbury v. Madison
d)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
10.
Who played a pivotal role in boycotting the Montgomery Bus line after being arrested ?
a)
Ida Wells
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Ella Baker
d)
Coretta Scott King
11.
Which amendment ensured citizenship and the basic rights of all citizens?
a)
13th amendment
b)
14th amendment
c)
15th amendment
d)
16th amendment
12.
Which president ordered the infantry division to be sent in to protect 9 African American students as they integrated central High school in little rock Arkansas?
a)
Dwight Eisenhower
b)
John F Kennedy
c)
Lyndon Johnson
d)
Richard Nixon
13.
Which law ensures no American citizen outlaws the discrimination of based on race, color , religion, sex, or national origin
a)
voting rights act 1964
b)
civil rights act 1957
c)
civil rights act 1964
d)
24th amendment
14.
Which civil rights leader advocated separation for African Americans and was opposed to integration ?
a)
Martin Luther King
b)
Medgar Evers
c)
Malcolm X
d)
Eldrige Cleaver
15.
which act prevents racial discrimination in voting?
a)
24th amendment
b)
civil rights act 1964
c)
voting rights act 1965
16.
Which Chief Justice ruled that segregation in schools violated the 14th amendment in the Brown V. Board of Education ?
a)
Earl Warren
b)
John Roberts
c)
Oliver W. Holmes
d)
Warren Burger
17.
which supreme court case ruled that separation is okay so long as it is equal?
a)
Plessy V. Ferguson
b)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
c)
Marbury v. Madison
d)
Miranda v. Arizona
18.
The civil rights movement began in 1955 with the _________________.
a)
Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education
b)
"I Have a Dream" speech
c)
March on Washington
d)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
19.
_______________ wrote "I Have a Dream" and delivered it to thousands in Washington, DC.
a)
Harry Belafonte
b)
Barack Obama
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Jesse Jackson
20.
Nonviolent protest, where protesters occupied space in order to protest segregation.
a)
Sit-In
b)
Freedom Rides
c)
Selma March
d)
Filibuster
21.
What do John F.Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert Kennedy all have in common?
a)
they were all assassinated.
b)
All of them went in to space.
c)
They all ran for president.
d)
All spoke at the March on Washington.
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