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Year 6 Semester 2 Test 2 -Revision

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____________means to use peaceful methods instead of force to bring about a change.

a)

Nonviolent

b)

Boycott

c)

Civility

2.

The _______________________ was a movement that used peaceful methods to end segregation in America and give African Americans equal rights.

a)

Civil Rights Movement

b)

civility

c)

segregation

3.

What caused the bus boycott in Montgomery to start?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr. refused to move to the back of a bus and was arrested.

b)

Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of a bus and was arrested.

c)

Martin Luther King Jr. was told he couldn't ride a bus.

d)

Rosa Parks gave an important speech about unfair laws on buses.

4.

What happened during the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

a)

People marched and listened to speeches in Washington, DC.

b)

Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed.

c)

Many black people rode in the front of buses in Montgomery.

d)

Many black people refused to ride buses in Montgomery.

5.

What happened at the March on Washington in 1963?

a)

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus.

b)

King led a boycott of all stores in Washington, DC.

c)

King gave his most famous speech.

d)

Many black people refused to ride buses.

6.

Which of the following best describes the "dream" that Martin Luther King Jr. talked about in his speech?

a)

a dream that all children would study hard

b)

a dream that all people would become ministers

c)

a dream that black and white people would be treated equally

d)

a dream that he would write and give many more speeches

7.
What is Dr. King's most famous speech?
a)
"I Have a Dream"
b)
"Loving Your Enemies"
c)
"Free at Last"
"Free at Last"
d)
"We Shall Overcome"
8.
What prize did Martin Luther King win in 1964?
a)
An Emmy Award
b)
A Nobel Peace Prize
c)
The President's Award
d)
A Panther Paw
9.
What was Martin's dream?
a)
That all people would be treated equally, and judged for their insides instead of their skin color
b)
That he would lead a great army into battle
c)
That he would be president
d)
That people all over the world would learn to spell big words
10.

What is Freedom Riders

a)

people in the early 1980s who had fun

b)

protesters in the early 1960s who rode buses in the South to test that segregation was not being practiced

c)

Women in the early 1990s who like cats

d)

Men in the early 1970s who got free stuff

11.

Which court case involved the protest of a man named Oliver Brown for his daughter, Linda Brown, to be able to attend a white school that was much closer to her house than the black school?

a)

Brown V. Mississippi

b)

Brown V. The Board of Education of Topeka

c)

Brown V. All Schools

d)

Brown V. the South

12.
Nonviolent protest, where protesters occupied space in order to protest segregation.
a)
Sit-In
b)
Freedom Rides
c)
Selma March
d)
Filibuster
13.
Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal
a)
allow children to work.
b)
to pay black people less than white people.
c)
to return a slave.
d)
to segregate schools.
14.
Which event is MLK, Jr. most known for?
a)
being President during the Civil Rights Movement.
b)
not giving up his seat to a white man.
c)
creating Jim Crow laws.
d)
March on Washington
15.

Rights that everyone should have are called

a)

segregation rights

b)

civil rights

c)

dream rights

d)

nonviolent rights

16.

What is a boycott?

a)

refusing to eat your vegetables

b)

refusing to go to bed

c)

refusing to listen to directions

d)

when people refuse to buy something or shop at a store or use a particular service

17.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a ______________ minister.
a)
Lutheran
b)
Methodist
c)
Baptist
d)
Pentecostal
18.
Read the following sentence from King’s speech: “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” How did Martin Luther King Jr. feel about the future of America?
a)
scared
b)
angry
c)
hopeful
d)
sad
19.
Fact or Opinion?
Martin Luther King Jr. is the greatest man in history.
a)
Fact
b)
Opinion
20.
What was Martin Luther King, Jr.'s job?
a)
teacher
b)
speech writer
c)
minister
d)
producer
21.
__________ for all people is what Martin Luther King, Jr. was fighting for.
a)
Civil rights
b)
Revenge
c)
Hatred
d)
Discrimination
22.
MLK won this award when he was 35
a)
Grammy Award
b)
Nobel Peace Prize
c)
Books For Breakfast
d)
Tony Award
23.
Who were the Freedom Riders?
a)
people who rode buses to see if segregation was being practiced
b)
people who believed that schools and buses should be segregated
c)
people who drove protesters during the Montgomery Bus Boycott
d)
people who ran special businesses for black community members
24.
Which sentence about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is FALSE?
a)
He believed that people of all races should have the same rights.
b)
He spoke with government leaders to help make changes to laws.
c)
He organized marches, boycotts, and sit-ins around the country.
d)
He thought violent protests were the only way to get equal rights.
25.
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks were activists. What is one form of activism they practiced?
a)
boycotting
b)
segregation
c)
violent resistance
d)
terrorism
26.
FDR made speeches called "_________________."
a)
fighter chats
b)
fireside chats
c)
freedom chats
d)
friendly chats
27.
What is the time period in the U.S. when people lost their jobs and homes?
a)
Fireside Chats
b)
New Deal 
c)
Great Depression
d)
World War II
28.
Who attacked the U.S. in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii?
a)
Italy
b)
Germany
c)
Japan
d)
France
29.

Who were the 3 astronauts on Apollo 11?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Lance Armstrong

c)

Michael Collins

d)

Edwn "Buzz" Aldrin

30.

What is the date that Armstrong and Aldrin first stepped foot on the Moon?

a)

April 24, 1968

b)

August 1, 1963

c)

November 22, 1963

d)

July 20, 1969

31.

What were the 'newsreels'

a)

15 minute broadcasts on the radio where Frank D. Roosevelt talked to the public

b)

Short films shown before every main film in cinemas informing the public about events happening in the USA

c)

Synonym for newspapers

d)

Daily TV broadcasts

32.

Who was the president of the USA during the Great Depression and the Second World War?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Frank D. Roosevelt

d)

George Washington

33.

Immigrants to the USA need

a)

a Greencard to live permanently in the country

b)

to give an oath to live permanently in the country

c)

to pay money to live permanently in the country

d)

to know the national anthem by heart to live permanently in the country

34.

The citizenship exam is

a)

an oral exam

b)

a written exam

c)

an interview

d)

all of the above

35.

Naturalisation is

a)

the process of the documents when applying for the citizenship

b)

the process of giving the oath of allegiance

c)

the way immigrants become citizens of the USA

d)

the way a person perfect their English that it sounds like a native speaker

36.

Which of the following requirements is not compulsory for an immigrant to become a citizen?

a)

a period of continuous residence and physical presence in the United States

b)

an ability to write, read and speak English

c)

attachment to the principles of the US

d)

never visit home country again

37.

What is the NHS

a)

National Health Service

b)

National Health Sector

c)

National Healing Saloon

d)

National Heart Section