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Civil Rights Movement

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
African Americans were kept apart from other Americans in many public places, such as schools, hotels, and restaurants. This is called ______.
a)
a boycott
b)
civil rights
c)
a debate
d)
segregation
2.
Thurgood Marshall became _______.
a)
a president of the United States.
b)
a principal in a school who fought racism.
c)
the first African American on the Supreme Court.
d)
one of the authors of the constitution.
3.
Marshall took the case "Brown vs. the Board of Education" to the Supreme Court and won. What were the results of this success?
a)
It gave Linda Brown the freedom to attend the school close to her home.
b)
It showed that "separate but equal" was not truly equal.
c)
It ended all segregation in public schools.
d)
All answers are correct.
4.
The basic freedoms that all citizens deserve to have are called __________.
a)
debate
b)
boycott
c)
authority
d)
civil rights
5.
What was the name of the court case that ended segregation in public schools?
a)
Garner v Louisiana
b)
Brown v Board of Education
c)
Smith v Board of Education
6.

In what state did the Little Rock Nine attend high school?

a)

Arkansas

b)

Mississippi

c)

South Carolina

d)

Georgia

e)

Alabama

7.

Once they were attending school, things were easy for the Little Rock Nine.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Rosa Parks got arrested because

a)

she got in a fight

b)

wouldn't give up her seat on the bus to a white man.

c)

she went to a rally

d)

she didn't get arrested

9.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was what kind of protest?

a)

Segregated

b)

Violent

c)

Revolutionary

d)

Peaceful

10.

In what state did the Montgomery Bus Boycott take place?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Georgia

c)

Alabama

d)

Texas

11.

_____________ believed that everyone should have the same rights and opportunities.

a)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Donald Trump

c)

LeBron James

12.

A person or group who is treated unfairly because of age, gender, or skin color is called _____________.

a)

segregation

b)

discrimination

c)

protest

13.

_____________means to use peaceful methods instead of force to bring about a change.

a)

Nonviolent

b)

Boycott

c)

Civility

14.

_____________, ______________, and _______________ were nonviolent ways that Dr. King worked for equal rights.

a)

Making speeches, marching, sit-ins, and writing books

b)

Fighting back, marching, and sit-ins

c)

Making speeches, sit-ins, and being angry

15.

The _______________________ was a movement that used peaceful methods to end segregation in America and give African Americans equal rights.

a)

Civil Rights Movement

b)

civility

c)

segregation

16.

Why do we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr?

a)

He was a man who didn't care about America and didn't fight for equal rights.

b)

He was a man who worked hard to make a better America, end segregation, and give African Americans equal rights. He persevered even though he was called bad names.

c)

He was fought back when people talked about him and he gave up.

17.

What is a sit in?

a)

Sitting on a bus

b)

Sitting in an area where you are not allowed as a form of protest

c)

Sitting on the floor rather than a chair

d)

Sitting rather than standing at a lunch counter

18.

What does SNCC stand for?

a)

Southern Natives Communication Committee

b)

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

c)

Students Not Computer Controllers

d)

Southern Native Civil Commission

19.

Which civil rights organization played a major role in "sit-ins" and "freedom rides" and served as the main organization for high school and college-aged activists during the Civil Rights movement?

a)

Montgomery Improvement Association

b)

Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee

c)

Black Panthers

d)

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

20.

John F. Kennedy was the youngest man to be elected to the presidency.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Who assassinated John F. Kennedy?

a)

Jack Ruby

b)

Lyndon B. Johnson

c)

Lee Harvey Oswald

d)

John Connelly

22.

Who was Kennedy's vice president and became the new president after Kennedy's death?

a)

Gerald Ford

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

23.

When black and white passengers tried to integrate bus stations in the South, this was known as

a)

Freedom Writers

b)

Freedom Rides

c)

Freedom Lift

d)

Freedom Buses

24.
Where did Dr. King deliver his famous "I Have a Dream " speech?
a)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
b)
Albany Movement rally
c)
Memphis, TN garbage workers' strike
d)
at the March on Washington
25.
Where did the 1963  March on Washington occur?
a)
Washington, D.C.
b)
Montgomery, AL
c)
Atlanta, GA
d)
Seattle, Washington
26.

Outlawed racial discrimination in the workplace and in public places, including schools.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Voting Rights Act of 1964

27.
After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, it was no longer legal to
a)
let African Americans ride the bus.
b)
deny someone of a job because of their race.
c)
fire someone for not doing their job.
d)
kick someone out of the military.
28.
What state laws created separate public facilities for African Americans in the South?
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
affirmative action
c)
Civil Rights Acts
d)
Force Acts
29.

At our first stop in Virginia...I was confronted with "separate but equal". A modern rest station with gleaming counters and picture windows was labeled "white", and a small wooden shack beside it was labeled "colored". - Situations such as this were directly improved by?

a)

the Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

the Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Korematsu v. United States

30.

What president pushed for a Civil Rights Act after he witnessed the violence in Birmingham?

a)

Lyndon Johnson

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Robert Kennedy

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

31.

This law protected African-American voting rights

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

32.
Johnson's domestic program was called
a)
New Deal
b)
Square Deal
c)
Welfare
d)
Great Society
33.

Which movement called for black independence and control over their own communities?

a)

Black Power

b)

Civil Rights Movement

c)

Back to Africa Movement

d)

The Nation of Islam

34.

Which leader spoke on the teachings of Islam?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

John Lewis

c)

Malcolm X

d)

John F. Kennedy

35.

Hispanic activists who started the United Farm Workers organization

a)

Phyllis Schlafly

b)

Betty Friedan

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Cesar Chavez

36.

Which organization fought for migrant farm worker's rights?

a)

United Farm Workers

b)

United Nations

c)

United We Stand

d)

United Agriculture People

37.

This activist was the founder of NOW in 1966.

a)

Shirley Chisholm

b)

Phyllis Schlafly

c)

Betty Friedan

d)

Jacqueline Kennedy

38.

The National Organization for Women

a)

Fought for women's suffrage

b)

Fought for women's opportunities

39.

The first African-American women elected into Congress in 1968 was

a)

Coretta Scott King

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Ruby Bridges

d)

Shirley Chisholm

40.

This law outlawed all discrimination based on gender in the 1970s.

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

Equal Rights Amendment

c)

Voting Rights Acts of 1965

d)

14th Amendment

41.

Who opposed the Equal Rights Amendment?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Phyllis Schlafly

c)

Lyndon B. Johnson

d)

Betty Friedan

42.

Which organization formed to support the rights of Native Americans?

a)

Native American Movement

b)

American Indian Movement

c)

Indian Rights Movements

d)

Native American Rights Movement

43.

This organization was formed to support of the rights of disabled people

a)

AIM

b)

SNCC

c)

DIA

d)

NOW

44.

DIA stands for

a)

Disabilities in America

b)

Disabled in Action

c)

Disabled for All

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