WorksheetsCivil Rights
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The use of peaceful means, not force, to bring about political or social change
a)
nonviolet
b)
nonviolin
c)
nonviolence
d)
nonviola
2.
Bringing separate groups together
a)
integration
b)
Looking at this will slow you down
c)
discrimination
d)
segregation
3.
After the Civil War, many states passed laws that affected the rights and freedoms of the freed slaves
a)
White Codes
b)
Black Codes
c)
Black Cones
d)
White Cones
4.
People who protest to call attention to a cause, like civil rights
a)
prejudice
b)
activist
c)
optimist
d)
don't read this, this is just a distraction
5.
Keeping things or people separate
a)
integration
b)
discrimination
c)
DISTRACTION!
d)
segregation
6.
Black nationalist leader who for awhile was a spokesman for the Nation of Islam; talked about black freedom “by any means necessary;” was assassinated on February 21, 1965, in NYC by Nation of Islam members
a)
Malcolm X
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
7.
Which of the following was NOT something Malcolm X encouraged?
a)
peaceful resistance
b)
separation
c)
self-defense
d)
equality "by any means necessary"
8.
How does Malcolm X change after a trip to Mecca in 1964?
a)
softens his stance, breaks with Nation of Islam
b)
He doesn't change
c)
becomes more violent
d)
joins the black panthers
9.
What happened to Malcolm X
a)
Assassinated
b)
Lived to a ripe old age and retired to Jamaica
10.
Which of the following was NOT something the Black Panthers advocated for?
a)
Peaceful resistance
b)
employment
c)
fair housing
d)
self sufficiency
11.
What happened to MLK in April of 1968?
a)
he was assassinated
b)
he received the Nobel Peace Prize
c)
He led his biggest march
d)
he gave the "I Have a Dream" speech
12.
What was the result of MLK's assassination?
a)
worst rioting in 100 years
b)
nothing
c)
huge out pooring of nonviolent protests
d)
people give up on the Civil Rights movement
13.
What other major civil rights ally was killed in June of 1968?
a)
Robert Kennedy
b)
Richard Nixon
c)
LBJ
d)
JFK
14.
Which act ends housing discrimination?
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1968
b)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
c)
Pendleton Civil Service Act
d)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
15.
What religion did Malcom X join while in prison?
a)
Christians
b)
Monks
c)
Nation of Islam
d)
None of the above
16.
Who started the Black Panthers?
a)
Malcolm X and Huey Newton
b)
Bobby Seale and Rosa Parks
c)
Huey Newton and Bobby Seale
d)
MLK jr. and Malcolm X
17.
Which pairings are paired correctly?
a)
Dejure segregation = by law
b)
Defacto segregation = by custom
c)
Defacto segregation = by law
d)
Dejure segregation = by custom
18.
What does demand for immediate equality lead to?
a)
Urban violence
b)
increased peaceful resistance
c)
more sit-ins
d)
more legislation
19.
Who leads the SNCC to become more militant?
a)
Stokely Carmichael
b)
Martin Luther King Jr
c)
Emmett Till
d)
Malcolm X
20.
What report stated that urban violence was based on inequality in society, and urged government action?
a)
Kerner Commision
b)
Warren Commission
c)
Committee on Civil Rights
d)
Working Union Report
21.
What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a)
It gave African-American women the right to vote
b)
It made literacy tests to vote illegal
c)
It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
d)
It allowed all African-Americans to vote
22.
What is the purpose of the 24th Amendment?
a)
It ended slavery
b)
It ended segregation based on race
c)
It made poll taxes illegal
d)
It made it legal for Thurgood Marshall to be selected for the Supreme Court
23.
The local government’s first response to the Birmingham protests was to
a)
agree to change the laws quickly
b)
make it illegal to carry protest signs on the street.
c)
join in the protests and fight for change.
d)
arrest protesters and send them to jail.
24.
The passage of legislation that were passed as part of Johnson's Great Society program, resulted in —
a)
the regulation of cabinet-level agencies
b)
federal guarantees of income
c)
limitations on government expenditures
d)
the creation of programs to alleviate poverty
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