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The Civil Rights Movement

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the result of the Brown v. Board of Education case?
a)
Segregation in public schools became illegal
b)
African-Americans began playing profession sports
c)
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus
d)
MLK led a March on Washington
2.

Which of the following were examples of places that were segregated during the Civil Rights Movement?

a)

Busses

b)

Restrooms/Water Fountains

c)

Houses

d)

All of the above

3.

What is the keeping of white and black people separate called?

a)

Segregation

b)

Seperation

c)

Keeping Apart

d)

Division

4.

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. BOE

c)

Brown V. All Schools

d)

Brown V. the South

5.

Which important Civil Rights figure refused to give up his/her spot on the bus after a long day of work?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Eleanor Roosevelt

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Thurgood Marshall

6.

After Rosa Parks was arrested, who led the protest to boycott busses called the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

John F. Kennedy

7.

Martin Luther King Jr. believed that African Americans could gain their rights by protesting against unfair laws in what way?

a)

Violently

b)

By fighting

c)

With a Civil War

d)

Peacefully

8.

What was the 1963 march led by Martin Luther King Jr. in which more than 250,000 people marched through Washington, D.C. called?

a)

March on DC

b)

March on Washington

c)

Marching Orders

d)

Trail through Washington

9.

What is the name of MLK's most famous speech?

a)

I Can See it Now

b)

I Have a Plan

c)

I Have a Dream

d)

Dreams

10.

Which law banned discrimination of any American because of their race, religion, or color?

a)

The Civil Disobedience Act

b)

The Civil Rights Act

c)

Rights Law

d)

Right to be Civil Act

11.
How does the 14th Amendment protect individual rights?
a)
It made slavery illegal
b)
Women could now vote in all elections
c)
It made poll taxes illegal
d)
It defined citizenship so all citizens have the same rights
12.
The March on Washington is most famous for...
a)
causing race riots in Washington, D.C.
b)
200,000 people worked together to get the right to vote
c)
the KKK became an illegal organization
d)
MLK gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech
13.
Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
a)
Segregation on buses became illegal after a couple of days of boycotting
b)
Segregation on buses became illegal after months of boycotting
c)
African-Americans blocked the streets preventing buses from operating
d)
Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat
14.

This amendment granted African American men the right to vote (1870)

a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
5th
15.

True or False? The Montgomery Bus Boycott was effective because most people who rode the bus were black, and the bus company lost too much money once people boycotted.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What kind of marches did Martin Luther King Jr. lead?

a)

large

b)

mad

c)

nonviolent

d)

violent

17.

The Freedom Riders were a group of African Americans and Whites who rode buses to..?

a)

Encourage African Americans to leave the south and move north

b)

protest racial segregation throughout the south

c)

promote membership in the KKK

d)

gain support for the Vietnam war

18.

Who is a Civil Rights Leader?

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

All of the Above

19.
Intolerance of a person or group based on their race
a)
prejudice
b)
activist
c)
justice
d)
prune juice
20.
Bringing separate groups together
a)
integration
b)
Looking at this will slow you down
c)
discrimination
d)
segregation
21.
These black teenagers were the first to integrate into Little Rock Central High
a)
Elite Eight
b)
Little Rock Nine
c)
Arkansas Seven
d)
Final Four
22.
College students used ______ to protest against segregation in diners and at lunch counters.
a)
Freedom Rides
b)
Death Threats
c)
Sit-ins
d)
Speeches
23.
When protesters rode buses all across the South to protest segregation in train and bus stations, the bus trips were called ___________. 
a)
Sit-ins
b)
Freedom Rides
c)
Boycott
d)
Integration Rides
24.
A minister and Civil Rights leader during the 1950s and 1960s; believed in peaceful protest.
a)
Martin Luther King Jr.
b)
Malcolm X
c)
W.E.B. Dubois
d)
Booker T. Washington
25.
What is segregation?
a)
The enforced separation of racial groups. 
b)
To unite and give equal rights to racial groups.
c)
Different rules for each racial group.
d)
Lifestyles of racial groups. 
26.
What is integration? 
a)
The enforced separation of racial groups. 
b)
To unite and give equal rights to racial groups. 
c)
Different rules for each racial group. 
d)
Lifestyles of racial groups. 
27.
Court case that ruled that segregated schools are inherently unequal, ending the "separate but equal" doctrine.
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Sweatt v. Painter
d)
Delgado v. Bastrop ISD
28.
Who was arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a bus?
a)
Charlayne Hunter
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Rebecca L. Felton
29.
New laws that required all public facilities to be integrated and prohibited discrimination in business and schools.
a)
Sibley Commission
b)
Albany Movement
c)
1946 Governor's Race
d)
Civil Rights Act
30.
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
31.
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
32.

What organization did W.E.B. Du Bois found?

a)

The Back to Africa Movement

b)

Tuskegee Institute

c)

NAACP

d)

Access for all movement

33.
Which of the following describe the ideas of Martin Luther King, Jr.?
a)
Financial reparations should be paid for all citizens who were the children of former slaves.
b)
De facto, of voluntary segregation of the races
c)
Using force to achieve African American equality
d)
Disobeying unjust segregation laws non-violently 
34.
During the 1960s, members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) used sit-ins primarily to
a)
protest high college tuition costs
b)
promote passage of clean air laws
c)
support voting rights for 18-year-old citizens
d)
challenge racially segregated public facilities 
35.
Which event during the civil rights movement is most closely associated with President Dwight Eisenhower?
a)
granting permission for the March on Washington
b)
urging the Brooklyn Dodgers to sign Jackie Robinson
c)
supporting the sit-ins in Greensboro, North Carolina
d)
using federal troops to integrate schools in Little Rock, Arkansas
36.
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
37.
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
38.
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
39.
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
40.

What is one way that Thurgood Marshall contributed to the Civil Rights movement?

a)

He won the court case Brown v. Board of Education which led to the desegregation of public schools.

b)

He introduced the Civil Rights Act of 1965 which increased equality in the American workplace.

c)

He pressured the Supreme Court to pass a voting rights bill that made poll taxes and literacy tests illegal.

d)

He overturned the court case Dred Scott v. Sandford which led to the end of slavery in the United States.

41.

Which of these is best described in the list above?

a)

Fourteenth Amendment

b)

Civil Rights Act

c)

March on Washington

d)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

42.

The policy of "separate but equal" was used to

a)

increase the number of political parties.

b)

justify the practice of legal racial segregation.

c)

prevent the passage of unfair laws.

d)

halt the creation of independent school districts.

43.

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlaw?

a)

denying the right to vote based on race or color

b)

denying the right to vote based on gender

c)

allowing people to vote multiple times

d)

allowing people under the age of 21 to vote

44.

What were the laws designed to keep white people and black people apart called?

a)

Segregation Laws

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Seperation Laws

d)

Separate but Equal Laws

45.

In Brown V. BOE, what did the court rule about school segregation?

a)

That it was alright as long as the facilities were equal.

b)

That it was unconstitutional.

c)

That it was wrong, but you could still do it if you wanted.

d)

That it was perfectly fine.

46.
 Martin Luther King Jr gave the famous “I Have A Dream” speech at what event?
a)
Freedom Rides
b)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
c)
March on Washington
d)
March from  Selma to Montgomery
47.
How was the Montgomery Bus Boycott effective?
a)
It gave free transportation to African Americans
b)
It segregated buses in America
c)
 It made Rosa Parks lots of money
d)
It helped de-segregate buses in America
48.
What are Civil Rights?
a)
Rights that only some citizens get
b)
Rights that all citizens get
c)
 Rights that are civil
d)
Rights that are controlled by the president
49.
 Martin Luther King Jr believed in
a)
Violent protests
b)
Really loud protests
c)
Non-violent protests
d)
Violence  when needed protests
50.
Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks were part of what movement in the 1950s and 1960s?
a)
Anti-Immigration Movement
b)
Free Silver Movement
c)
Urban Renewal Movement
d)
Civil  Rights Movement
51.
This law banned all literacy tests that kept many African Americans from voting. 
a)
Civil Rights Act
b)
Voting Rights Act
c)
Civil Rights Movement
d)
24th Amendment
52.
This law banned discrimination of any American because of race, gender,  or religion. 
a)
Voting Rights Act
b)
Civil Rights Act
c)
15th  Amendment
d)
Civil Rights Movement
53.
In 1964, the 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution was added, outlawing poll taxes. How did poll taxes discriminate against African Americans?
a)
They kept many African Americans from voting.
b)
They prevented African Americans from attending certain schools.
c)
They kept many African Americans from finding employment.
d)
They segregated African Americans on buses and in restaurants.
54.
What was the main focus of Dr. King's famous speech?
a)
Getting more money for America's black population
b)
Convincing everyone to live in peace and tranquility
c)
Celebrating the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Ending segregation and racial injustice in America
55.

Which court cause over-turned Plessy v. Ferguson

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Roe v. Wade

d)

Marbury v. Madison

56.

Who organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Linda Brown

57.

What was Martin Luther King Jr's speech called?

a)

I Believe

b)

I Have Hope

c)

I Know We Can

d)

I Have a Dream

58.

MLK dreamed that his "children would not be judged by the color of their skin but by ...."

a)

diversity awareness

b)

their fashion choices

c)

which political party they identified with

d)

the content of their character

59.
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
60.
How did Dwight Eisenhower help African Americans in the fight for equal rights?
a)
He was the Supreme Court judge who made the decision to end segregation in public schools
b)
He was the Supreme Court judge who made the decision to end segregation on Montgomery Buses
c)
He was the president of the United States who sent federal troops to escort African American children into a Little Rock High School 
d)
Dwight Eisenhower was reluctant to help African Americans during his time as president

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