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The Civil RIghts Movement

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the result of the Brown versus Board of Education court case in 1954?
a)
Segregation of public schools became illegal
b)
African Americans began to play professional sports
c)
Martin Luther King led the March on Washington
d)
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus
2.
The March on Washington was most famous because . . .
a)
it caused race riots in the nation's Capital
b)
200,000 people worked together to help blacks get the right to vote
c)
the KKK became an illegal organization because of the march
d)
Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I have a Dream: speech, which inspired hundreds of thousands to help the Civil Rights Movement
3.

What were the laws designed to keep white people and black people apart called?

a)

Segregation Laws

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Seperation Laws

d)

Separate but Equal Laws

4.

What is the keeping of white and black people separate called?

a)

Segregation

b)

Seperation

c)

Keeping Apart

d)

Division

5.

Which of the following were examples of places that were segregated during the Civil Rights Movement?

a)

Busses

b)

Restrooms/Water Fountains

c)

Houses

d)

All of the above

6.

In Brown V. BOE, what did the court rule about school segregation?

a)

That it was alright as long as the facilities were equal.

b)

That it was unconstitutional.

c)

That it was wrong, but you could still do it if you wanted.

d)

That it was perfectly fine.

7.

Which important Civil Rights figure refused to give up his/her spot on the bus after a long day of work?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Eleanor Roosevelt

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Thurgood Marshall

8.

After Rosa Parks was arrested, who led the protest to boycott busses called the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

John F. Kennedy

9.

Martin Luther King Jr. believed that African Americans could gain their rights by protesting against unfair laws in what way?

a)

Violently

b)

By fighting

c)

With a Civil War

d)

Peacefully

10.

What was the 1963 march led by Martin Luther King Jr. in which more than 250,000 people marched through Washington, D.C. called?

a)

March on DC

b)

March on Washington

c)

Marching Orders

d)

Trail through Washington

11.

What is the name of MLK's most famous speech?

a)

I Can See it Now

b)

I Have a Plan

c)

I Have a Dream

d)

Dreams

12.
How was the Montgomery Bus Boycott effective?
a)
It gave free transportation to African Americans
b)
It segregated buses in America
c)
 It made Rosa Parks lots of money
d)
It helped de-segregate buses in America
13.
 Martin Luther King Jr believed in
a)
Violent protests
b)
Really loud protests
c)
Non-violent protests
d)
Violence  when needed protests
14.
How did newspapers and media play a role in the Civil Rights Movement?
a)
They showed how great Jim Crow laws were
b)
They showed how unfair Jim Crow laws were and helped convince people to join the Civil Rights Movement
c)
 They made a lot of money following Martin Luther King Jr. 
d)
All of the above
15.
Nonviolent protest, where protesters occupied space in order to protest segregation.
a)
Sit-In
b)
Freedom Rides
c)
Selma March
d)
Filibuster
16.

In Project C for Confrontation, adults held signs and paraded around town against segregation. What happened to the adults?

a)

They were in the newspaper.

b)

They were sprayed with water hoses.

c)

They were yelled at.

d)

They were arrested.

17.

Why were children asked to march to protest instead?

a)

Children didn't have jobs to lose.

b)

Children didn't own their own house.

c)

Children were the only ones left to protest.

d)

Children volunteered to help protest for freedom.

18.

After Bull Connor directed the police to "let 'em have it" with the fire hoses, some students remained holding hands and were soaking wet. What song were they singing?

a)

We Are the World

b)

We the People

c)

We Are Family

d)

Freedom

19.

Life Magazine showcased an 11 page spread of photos from the Children's March which made what president sick?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

John F. Kennedy

20.

Where is Birmingham?

a)

Alabama

b)

Wisconsin

c)

Minnesota

d)

New York

21.

What happened to the children that protested?

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

Do you think the children demonstrated resilience?

a)

Yes

b)

No