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Benchmark Unit 1, Week 2 Comprehension Questions

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a suffragist?

a)

People who support a woman's right to vote.

b)

People who support a man's right to vote.

2.

What did Alice Paul organize in 1917?

a)

a carnival

b)

a fair

c)

a parade

d)

a birthday party

3.

How many people came to the parade Alice Paul organized?

a)

between 5 and 10

b)

between 500 and 1000

c)

between 5,000 and 10,000

4.

What happened in 1920?

a)

Women got the right to vote.

b)

Men got the right to vote.

c)

Children got the right to vote.

5.

What did Rosa Parks work to change?

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Hospitals

c)

Grocery Stores

6.

What happened to Rosa Parks on December 1, 1955?

a)

Rosa Parks celebrated Christmas.

b)

Rosa Parks stayed home sick from work.

c)

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat and was arrested.

7.

What kind of protest was the bus boycott?

a)

A non-violent protest

b)

A violent protest

8.

How long did most African Americans refuse to ride the Montgomery City Bus?

a)

100 days

b)

250 days

c)

381 days

9.

What did Martin Luther King Jr. do on August 28, 1963?

a)

He gave one of his most important speeches.

b)

He marched in a parade.

c)

He boycotted the buses.

10.

What kind of work did Cesar Chavez and his family do?

a)

They were fishermen.

b)

They were farm migrant workers.

c)

They were musicians.

11.

What did the grape workers strike in Delano accomplish?

a)

The workers got better pay and better rights.

b)

The workers got better equipment.

c)

The workers got better shoes.