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The Civil Rights Movement

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This type of segregation was mandated by law and was exclusive to the American south.

a)

De Facto segregation

b)

De Jure segregation

2.

This type of segregation was based on custom and tradition was exclusive to northern states.

a)

De Facto Segregation

b)

De Jure Segregation

3.

The Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education

a)

made segregation legal in the south

b)

ruled school segregation was unconstitutional

c)

created Jim Crow laws

d)

started the Montgomery Bus Boycott

4.

How old was Emmitt Till when he was murdered?

a)

12

b)

13

c)

14

d)

15

5.

Where was Emmitt Till murdered

a)

Alabama

b)

Mississippi

c)

Chicago

d)

Little Rock

6.

True or False: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. became a leader in the civil rights movement during the Montgomery Bus Boycott

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

a)

Segregation on buses became illegal a few days after Rosa Parks began the protest

b)

Thousands of blacks blocked the streets so that buses could not finish their routes

c)

Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat to a white person

d)

Segregation of buses became illegal after many months of protesting

8.

Which of the following best describes the 1957 events at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas?

a)

Governor Faubus resisted the school’s integration with National Guard troops, and President Eisenhower sent federal troops to enforce integration.

b)

President Eisenhower sent National Guard troops to resist the school’s integration, but Governor Faubus obtained a court order to dismiss them.

c)

President Eisenhower and Governor Faubus worked together to make the integration process run as smoothly as possible.

d)

The nine black students were never allowed to enter Central High School

9.

Approximately, how long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last

a)

one week

b)

one month

c)

one year

d)

one day

10.

Where was Emmitt Till from

a)

Cleveland

b)

Chicago

c)

Mississippi

d)

Little Rock