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Black History Month Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Rosa Parks most famous for?

a)

Becoming President

b)

Leading slaves to freedom

c)

Refusing to give up her seat on the bus

d)

Being the first African American to go to a white school

2.

When Rosa Parks was arrested, many people boycotted the buses. This meant that people _________.

a)

Payed more money to go on the bus

b)

Refused to go on the bus

c)

Loved riding the bus

d)

Stayed on the buses all day

3.

Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?

a)

Jackie Robinson

b)

George Washington Carver

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Katherine Johnson

4.

What is segregation?

a)

Unfair separation of people because of their skin color

b)

Fair treatment of everybody

c)

Refusing to ride a bus

d)

A protest

5.

What happened when Ruby Bridges went to school for the first time?

a)

Everybody was happy to see her

b)

She met lots of new friends

c)

She was the only student in her class

6.

Harriet Tubman lead many slaves to freedom using something called the _______________.

a)

Freedom Path

b)

Underground Railroad

c)

Liberty Trail

7.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s most famous speech was called ______________.

a)

Fight for Freedom

b)

I Have a Dream

c)

End Segregation

d)

Equality

8.

How did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. fight for fair treatment?

a)

With his words

b)

With war

9.

What did George Washington Carver study in college?

a)

Animals

b)

Plants

c)

Sports

d)

Space

10.

How many different uses did George Washington Carver find for peanuts?

a)

10

b)

50

c)

100

d)

Over 300

11.

What was the name of little girl who was the first African-American to attend a segregated elementary school in the south?

a)

Ruby Bridges

b)

Rita Bridges

c)

Oprah Winfrey

d)

Ruby Smith

12.

I escaped slavery and went to England where my friends helped me buy my freedom.

Who am I?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Sojourner Truth

d)

Malcolm X

13.

What is a person that wants to end slavery?

a)

slave

b)

master

c)

segregation

d)

abolitionist

14.

Who changed the face of education with the Brown vs Board of Education court case?

a)

Muhammad Ali

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Jackie Robinson

d)

Thurgood Marshall

15.

Who was the first African-American President of the United States of America?

a)

Colin Powell

b)

Dr. George Washington Carver

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

16.

True or False: Thurgood Marshall helped fight against unfair treatment of African Americans.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What word could you use to describe the people we have studied so far during Black History Month?

a)

Brave

b)

Heroes

c)

Amazing

d)

Inspiring

18.

Why was Frederick Douglass afraid when he published his autobiographies?

a)

He told the terrible truth about slavery and named his owners.

b)

He lied about what slavery was really like.

c)

He was afraid no one would read his books.

d)

He was still a slave.

19.
What was against the law for slaves?
a)
Reading
b)
Writing
c)
Running away
d)
All of these
20.
What is the definition of "liberty"?
a)
The freedom to live as you wish or go where you want
b)
To gather, pick, or collect a crop
c)
A bell that is rung
d)
To do as you are told at all times