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MyON "Freedom Riders"

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

.......................... are volunteers who rode buses that went between states.

a)

axes and pipes

b)

Freedom Riders

c)

white passengers

d)

supreme court

2.

What is KKK?

4 lines
3.

Why going on a freedom ride wasn't an easy decision?

4 lines
4.

How did the police officers hide the Freedom Riders? Covering the bus's windows with ....................................

a)

toilet paper

b)

bags

c)

newspaper

d)

cardboard

5.

What were Jim Crow's laws about?

a)

They prevented black and white Americans to attend the same places.

b)

They did not let black people drink water from the same fountain as whites.

c)

They mentioned blacks were not as smart as whites.

d)

They were about human rights and equality.

6.

Who was Martin Luther King?

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7.

Who was the only white man in the group?

a)

Patterson

b)

Siengethaler

c)

Montgomery

d)

Zwerg

8.

Mention one significant triumph for the Freedom Riders.

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9.

In the Parchman prison some Riders claimed that guards---------- them.

(a)  

10.

How many days did the hunger strike last in jail?

a)

39 days

b)

10

c)

12 days

d)

18