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March on Washington

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was one of the things that the March on Washington hoped to accomplish?

a)

The right to vote for women

b)

Stop the Vietnam War

c)

An end to segregation

d)

Abolish the Police

2.

What nickname was used for the main leaders of the march?

a)

Big Six

b)

Conductors

c)

Fab Five

d)

Super Seven

3.

Around how many people attended the march?

a)

1,000,000

b)

250,000

c)

50,000

d)

10,000

4.

Who was president during the March on Washington?

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

e)

John F. Kennedy

5.

What is the famous speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr. called today?

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

We Shall Overcome

c)

The Mountaintop Speech

d)

I have a Dream

e)

Cry the Beloved Country

6.

The leaders of the march met with the president when the march was over.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Who does the article credit with first having the idea for the march?

a)

A. Philip Randolph

b)

Bull Connor

c)

President Kennedy

d)

Martin Luther King

e)

John Lewis

8.

What major law was passed around a year later as a result of the March on Washington?

a)

Washington Act

b)

Civil Rights Act

c)

Great March Act

d)

Social Security Act

9.

The march commemorated the 100 year anniversary of what major event?

a)

End of Women's Suffrage

b)

The U.S. Constitution

c)

Emancipation Proclamation Ending Slavery

d)

Thirteenth Amendment

e)

Signing of the Declaration of Independence

10.

The march was considered a rousing success and brought the issue of Ending segregation to the attention of the Country.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Complete this line form Martin Luther King's Speech.

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin,

(a)  

12.

What is this a picture of?

a)

The National Mall from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial

b)

The Capital of Alabama

c)

Ancient Egypt

d)

The lawn of the White House

e)

The Crowd from the March on Washington

13.

What is the tall obelisk in the background of the picture across the Reflecting Pool?

a)

The Lincoln Memorial

b)

the Spire of Freedom

c)

The Washington Monument

d)

The Jefferson Memorial