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The Allusions of Jacqueline Woodson

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

IN 1963. . . A white terrorist in Birmingham AL committed WHAT major crime that sparked a turning point in the Civil Right Movement.

a)

Trayvon Martin was murdered

b)

Four Little Girls were bombed and killed while attending Sunday School at 16th Baptist Church

c)

The KKK rallied in Washington and bombed the Lincoln Memorial

2.

What novel was James Baldwin famous for that was published in 1963?

a)

If Beale Street Could Talk

b)

The Fire Next Time

c)

Medgar, Malcolm and Martin

d)

Go Tell It On the Mountain

3.

On November 22, 1963 this president was assassinated

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Franklin D Roosevelt

d)

John F. Kennedy

4.

Her defiance sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott . . . What's her name?

a)

Jacqueline Woodson

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Ruby Bridges

d)

Ella Baker

5.

At 6 years of age this young lady had to have the national guard escort her to school as an angry mob threatened her as she was the first student to integrate an elementary school in New Orleans

a)

Jacqueline Woodson

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Ruby Bridges

d)

Ella Baker

6.

These people would sing certain types of songs and protest the segregation of busses and other public transportation by deliberately riding throughout Southern states as racially integrated groups . . . Who are they and what songs did they sing

a)

Black Lives Matter Activist, Award Winning Songs from JCole

b)

The Temptations

c)

Freedom Songs and Freedom Riders

7.

Which state is considered the Buckeye State?

a)

Ohio

b)

Michigan

c)

Georgia

d)

Maryland

8.

What famous speech did Malcolm X give in 1963?

a)

The Ballot or the Bullet

b)

I Have A Dream

c)

Message to the Grassroots

d)

My Dungeon Shook

9.

What was Dr. Martin L King Jr famous for writing in 1963?

a)

"Letter from a Birmingham"

b)

"Message to the Grassroots"

c)

"My Dungeon Shook"

d)

"I Have a Dream"

10.

This painting that was placed in the White House by former President Barack Obama was to honor who ?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Ruby Bridges

c)

Ella Baker

d)

Jacqueline Woodson