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Civil Rights

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose 2 important facts about Martin Luther King Jr.

a)

He refused to give up his seat on a bus.

b)

He led the March on Washington.

c)

He gave a famous speech called "I Have a Dream."

d)

He ended slavery.

2.

What was the name of John F. Kennedy's brother, who was shot while running for President?

a)

Billy Joe Bob Kennedy

b)

Jason Kennedy

c)

Robert Kennedy

d)

Martin Luther King

3.

Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Ruby Bridges

d)

Thurgood Marshall

4.

What were the laws called that enforced segregration, claiming it was "separate, but equal?"

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Literacy Test Laws

c)

Poll Tax Laws

d)

Separation Laws

5.

What was the name of the court case where a family sued a school district because their daughter, Linda, could not attend a school due to her skin color?

a)

Bridges vs. Board of Education

b)

Brown vs. Board of Education

c)

Integration vs. Board of Education

d)

Marshall vs. Board of Education

6.

Which bill was signed by Lyndon B. Johnson to ban segregation from all public places?

a)

24th Amedment

b)

Civil Rights Act

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

Voting Rights Act

7.

What was it called when for 13 months African Americans did not ride buses?

a)

Alabama Bus Boycott

b)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

c)

No Bus Boycott

d)

Rosa Parks Bus Boycott

8.

Which Act banned literacy tests as a condition for voting?

a)

Civil Rights Act

b)

Equality of the People Act

c)

Reading & Writing Act

d)

Voting Rights Act

9.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. believed in the power of what?

a)

nonviolent protests

b)

segregation

c)

violent protests

d)

war

10.

Who were the Little Rock 9?

a)

the 9 African Americans who boycotted the buses

b)

the 9 African Americans who built a school in Little Rock

c)

the 9 African Americans who signed the Civil Rights Act

d)

the 9 African Americans who first integrated a high school in Little Rock

11.

What was the purpose of the 24th Amendment?

a)

It banned African Americans from voting.

b)

It banned Jim Crow laws.

c)

It banned poll taxes as a condition for voting.

d)

It banned slavery.

12.

Why did President John F. Kennedy not have the chance to see the Civil Rights Act get passed?

a)

He changed his mind and thought segregation should be legal.

b)

He was assassinated before it got passed.

c)

The Civil Rights Act never did get passed.

d)

He was blind.

13.

Who worked to improve working conditions for farmers in California?

a)

Cesar Millan

b)

Cesar Chavez

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Prince Charles

14.

Which President signed the Civil Rights Act?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Lyndon B. Johnson

d)

George Washington

15.

Which famous woman was arrested for not giving up her seat on a bus?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Ruby Bridges

c)

Barbara Henry

d)

Rosie the Riveter