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Freedom Rides - USA & Australia

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are Jim Crow Laws?
a)
Laws that placed freedom limitations on nonwhite people
b)
Laws that made all people work together towards a common goal
2.

In which country did the concept of Freedom Rides originate?

a)

Australia

b)

New Zealand

c)

South Africa

d)

USA

3.
What was the date the Freedom Rides began?
a)
May 4th, 1961
b)
July 4th, 1776
c)
May 21st, 1962
4.
Which state did the freedom riders not ride through?
a)
Virginia
b)
New York
c)
Mississippi
d)
Alabama
5.
There we 13 original freedom riders, how many of them were African American?
a)
13
b)
7
c)
26
d)
10
6.
Who were the Freedom Riders led by?
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Martin Luther King Jr. 
c)
Martin Luther King 
d)
James Farmer
7.
The people who participated in the Freedom Rides signed wills/testaments before they left.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
What object(s) met the Freedom Riders at Montgomery, Alabama, even though enforcement officials ensured their safety?
a)
Chains
b)
Baseball Bats
c)
Pieces of Pipe
d)
All of the Above
9.
How many people were beat and injured, both sexes and races, during the Riot at the bus station in Montgomery, Alabama?
a)
No more than 10 people
b)
At least 20 people
c)
Only 6 people
10.

The police department in Alabama allowed members of the KKK to attack the riders upon their arrival.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The police intervened during the attack at Birmingham.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which American president helped to protect the Freedom Riders?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Bush

c)

JFK

d)

Barack Obama

13.

When did the Australian Freedom Bus Ride occur?

a)

1965

b)

1966

c)

1967

d)

1968

14.

Which group organised the Freedom Rides?

a)

Student Action for Aborigines (SAFA)

b)

Student Aboriginal Action Front (SAAF)

c)

Aborigines Protection Board (APB)

d)

Aboriginal Allied Action Agency (AAAA)

15.

Which famous Australian travelled in the bus ride?

a)

Paul Keating

b)

Cathy Freeman

c)

Charles Perkins

d)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

16.

The students came from which university?

a)

Sydney Uni

b)

Monash

c)

Macquarie

d)

UNSW

17.

Which state of Australia did the Freedom Ride mainly travel through?

a)

NSW

b)

QLD

c)

Tasmania

d)

Victoria

18.

In which town did the Freedom Riders draw attention to the fact that Aboriginal Australians were restricted from entering an RSL?

a)

Moree

b)

Bowralville

c)

Walgett

d)

Dubbo

19.

In which town did the Freedom Riders draw attention to the fact that Aboriginal Australians were restricted from entering a swimming pool?

a)

Bowralville

b)

Walgett

c)

Moree

d)

Dubbo

20.

Who was the leader responsible for developing the Australian Freedom Ride campaign?

a)

Cathy Freeman

b)

Charles Perkins

c)

Anthony Mundine

d)

Vincent Lingiari

21.

Which is the most accurate description of the aims of the Australian Freedom Ride?

a)

Expose the segregation and poor living conditions Aboriginal Australians had to endure

b)

Gain maximum publicity for the Student Action for Aborigines

c)

Build pressure on the Australian government to support the US civil rights movement

d)

Gain Aboriginal Australians the right to vote and be acknowledged as citizens

22.

In which NSW town were the Freedom Riders subjected to mob violence after trying to gain entry to the local swimming baths for Aboriginal children?

a)

Kempsey

b)

Moree

c)

Brisbane

d)

Coffs Harbour

23.

Up until the 1960s, many of the rights Aboriginal Australians were granted depended on which __________ they lived in.

a)

country

b)

state

c)

city

d)

village

24.

In which year was a referendum held that gave the Federal government the power to make laws for Aboriginal Australians? What was the result of the referendum?

a)

1967, it was passed

b)

1962, it was passed

c)

1965, it failed

d)

1967, it failed