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Y11 Civil Rights Retrieval Practice - Adaptive

Total questions: 117

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.
a)
Sweatt v. Painter
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Mendez v. Kirby ISD
2.
Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal
a)
allow children to work.
b)
to pay black people less than white people.
c)
to return a slave.
d)
to segregate schools.
3.
Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal
a)
allow children to work.
b)
to pay black people less than white people.
c)
to return a slave.
d)
to segregate schools.
4.
Who was arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a bus?
a)
Charlayne Hunter
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Rebecca L. Felton
5.
An organization formed in 1960 to coordinate sit-ins and other protests and to give young blacks a larger role in the civil rights movement.
a)
affirmative action
b)
de facto segregation
c)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 
d)
National Organization for Women 
6.
Act that eliminated the so-called literacy tests that had disqualified many voters.
a)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
b)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
c)
Brown vs. the Board of Education
d)
Roe Vs. Wade
7.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 bans the use of __________ by states.
a)
literacy tests
b)
poll taxes
c)
lynchings
d)
Photo ID requirements
8.
What Black Nationalist group was once led by Malcolm X?
a)
Nation of Islam
b)
SNCC
c)
CORE
d)
Black Panthers
9.
Literacy tests & poll taxes were used in the South to keep African Americans from doing what?
a)
voting
b)
serving in the military
c)
moving north
d)
getting an education
10.
Where did the first sit-ins for civil rights take place?
a)
on busses
b)
in schools
c)
at polling places
d)
at lunch counters
11.
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
12.
Segregation caused by private action & not legislation
a)
de facto segregation
b)
de jure segregation
c)
affirmative action
d)
ex post facto segregation
13.
The main goal of the freedom riders was to 
a)
pressure the federal government to enforce the law banning segregation on interstate buses
b)
inspire students to protest in Birmingham against Jim Crow
c)
encourage Congress to pass Kennedy's civil rights agenda
d)
desegregate urban bus systems in the south
14.
In the 1954 trial of Brown v Board of Education, the US Supreme Court ruled that
a)
private schools should be controlled by the federal government
b)
issues of racial segregation should be decided by the states.
c)
racially segregated public schools are unconstitutional
d)
the "separate but equal" doctrine should be contnued
15.
Where did President Eisenhower send the 101st Airborne to enforce integration of a public high school?
a)
Little Rock, Arkansas
b)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
c)
Birmingham, Alabama
d)
Jackson, Mississippi
16.
Supreme Court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson & integrated public schools
a)
Brown v. Board of Education
b)
Sweatt v. Painter
c)
Delgado v. Bastrop ISD
d)
Hernandez v. Texas
17.
What strategy did the NAACP adopt in its fight for civil rights?
a)
massive resistance
b)
attacking racism in the courts
c)
direct nonviolence
d)
sit-ins
18.
 What was the common goal of the sit-in movement and the Freedom Rides?
a)
to seek legal remedies to inequality
b)
to end segregation in all public areas
c)
to end segregation in public schools
d)
to force segregation to respond violently
19.
Who did the Southern Christian Leadership Conference elect as its first leader?
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Jackie Robinson
c)
Martin Luther King Jr.
d)
Thurgood Marshall
20.
The Selma March is also known as ____. 
a)
Bloody Sunday
b)
Black Sunday
c)
Bloody Tuesday
d)
Black Tuesday
21.
Integrate means to ________________________.
a)
keep people of different races separate
b)
include people of all races
c)
be compassionate
d)
be dependable
22.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was the youngest person to ever receive this prize in 1964.
a)
The Civil Rights Prize
b)
An Academy Award
c)
The World Cup
d)
The Nobel Peace Prize
23.
Martin Luther King, Jr. led a bus boycott in 1955 to:
a)
get better bus service
b)
end segregation on buses
c)
protest high prices on the buses
d)
receive the Nobel Peace Prize
24.
King's father was the leader of a church. He was a _____________.
a)
member
b)
good-sportsman
c)
minister
d)
Senator
25.
Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal
a)
allow children to work.
b)
to pay black people less than white people.
c)
to return a slave.
d)
to segregate schools.
26.
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.
27.
Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.
a)
Sweatt v. Painter
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Mendez v. Kirby ISD
28.
What are Jim Crow Laws?
a)
Laws that placed freedom limitations on nonwhite people
b)
Laws that made all people work together towards a common goal
29.
Nonviolent protest, where protesters occupied space in order to protest segregation.
a)
Sit-In
b)
Freedom Rides
c)
Selma March
d)
Filibuster
30.
Which US president signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a)
Lyndon B. Johnson
b)
John F. Kennedy
31.
The federal law outlawing literacy tests, poll taxes, and other requirements that made it difficult for southern blacks to exercise their right for suffrage    
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
b)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
32.
Person who was killed on April 4, 1968, while standing on the balcony outside his hotel room at Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee after trying to help black sanitation workers receive better working conditions    
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
Robert Kennedy
33.
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.
34.
_______________ wrote "I Have a Dream" and delivered it to thousands in Washington, DC. 
a)
Harry Belafonte
b)
Barack Obama
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr. 
d)
Jesse Jackson
35.
People who protest to call attention to a cause, like civil rights
a)
activist
b)
actor
c)
reporter
d)
scholar
36.
A form of nonviolent protest where people stop buying a product?
a)
march
b)
boycott
c)
sit in
d)
activist
37.
African Americans were often forced to sit in the ____________ of the bus.
a)
back
b)
middle
c)
front
38.
In November of 1956, the Supreme Court ruled that Jim Crow laws .....
a)
were legal and provided equal treatment
b)
were unconstitutional and kept whites and blacks segregated
c)
were the reason the bus boycott failed
d)
brought blacks and whites together
39.
How did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 help African Americans?
a)
The act authorized the U.S. attorney general to send federal employees to register voters.
b)
The act suspended literacy tests in counties where less than half of all adults were registered to vote.
c)
The act outlawed discrimination in housing sales and rentals.
d)
The act gave the federal government more power to force school desegregation.
40.
Which group worked to fight segregation and other inequalities primarily through the courts?
a)
NAACP
b)
SNCC
c)
SCLC
d)
AIM
41.
The route of the Freedom Riders went through...
a)
the Midwest.
b)
the South.
c)
New England.
d)
the West.
42.
CORE successfully integrated many restaurants by using...
a)
protest marches.
b)
boycotts.
c)
sit-ins.
d)
threats.
43.
The Southern Manifesto encouraged white Southerners to...
a)
defy the Supreme Court.
b)
embrace desegregation.
c)
march against civil rights.
d)
obey local law enforcement.
44.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. drew on the philosophy and techniques of...
a)
John F. Kennedy.
b)
Frederick Douglass.
c)
Thurgood Marshall.
d)
Mohandas Gandhi.
45.
In Little Rock, Arkansas, the governor tried to prevent African American students from entering a white high school by...
a)
closing the school.
b)
redrawing the school district.
c)
hiring the Ku Klux Klan.
d)
deploying the National Guard.
46.
The organization founded by student civil rights activists was...
a)
SNCC.
b)
CORE.
c)
NAACP.
d)
SCLC.
47.
The purpose of the Selma march was to campaign for...
a)
job rights for African Americans.
b)
voting rights for African Americans.
c)
new desegregation laws.
d)
voting rights for women.
48.
In what city did brutal violence against demonstrators lead to Dr. King being jailed?
a)
Selma, Alabama
b)
Memphis, Tennessee
c)
Birmingham, Alabama
d)
Montgomery, Alabama
49.
The civil rights movement began in 1955 with the _________________.
a)
Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education
b)
"I Have a Dream" speech
c)
March on Washington
d)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
50.
What do John F.Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert Kennedy all have in common?
a)
they were all assassinated.
b)
All of them went in to space.
c)
They all ran for president.
d)
All spoke at the March on Washington.
51.
Which invention had the greatest impact on America in the 1950's?
a)
Radio
b)
Television
c)
Telephone
d)
Cars
52.

What were the defining characteristics of Civil Rights?

a)

Increased participation of minorities in the political process, Protests, Boycotts, Marches, Desegregation, Integration, Struggle for equality, due process strengthened.

b)

Communism, containment, Arms Race/Space Race, Red Scare, McCarthyism

c)

OPEC oil problems, conflict in the Middle East, Reaganomics, large military, Cold War ends, NAFTA

d)

Economic instability, Unemployment, Breadlines, Poverty

53.

During which event did Eisenhower send troops to Arkansas in order to desegregate a high school?

a)

Tuskegee Airmen

b)

Little Rock Nine

c)

Atomic Bombs

d)

Flying Tigers

54.

What acts of protest during the Civil Rights Movement encouraged the government to expand political and economic opportunities for minority citizens?

a)

March on Washington, Freedom Rides, Greensboro Sit-In, Montgomery Bus Boycott

b)

Black Panthers

c)

Mass Support Demonstrations

d)

Little Rock Nine

55.

What event challenged the federal government to enforce the Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation?

a)

Sit-in

b)

Boycotts

c)

Freedom Rides

d)

March on Washington

56.

This program created by Lyndon Johnson introduced programs like Head Start, HUD, Medicare, Food Stamps to reduce poverty and improve everyone’s quality of life-

a)

HUAC

b)

Great Society

c)

New Deal

d)

NAACP

57.
Thurgood Marshall was famous for being the first African-American Supreme Court Justice and....
a)
Assassinating JFK
b)
Organizing the March on Washington
c)
Winning the Brown v. the Board of Education case
d)
Giving African-Americans the right to vote
58.
What building was broken into during the Watergate Break-in?
a)
The Capitol Building
b)
The White House
c)
Republican Headquarters
d)
Democratic Headquarters
59.
True or False:
Nixon was impeached from presedency. 
a)
True
b)
False
60.
What communist nations did president Nixon extend relations to during his Administration?
a)
Cuba
b)
China
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Both China and Soviet Union
61.
Which word means, "easing/lessening of tension?"
a)
Inflation
b)
Detente
c)
Stagflation
d)
Constipation 
62.
Which statement most accurately depicts why president Nixon had to resign from office in 1974?
a)
He had an affair with an intern
b)
He pulled troops out of Vietnam in 1973
c)
He opened relations with China and the Soviet Union
d)
He led a criminal conspiracy from the White House, which mislead the nation
63.
During the investigation, the Supreme Court ordered Nixon to hand over what piece of incriminating evidence?
a)
Tape recordings
b)
Transcripts of his conversations
c)
Contracts of different CREEP members
d)
Receipts of the hotels Nixon had stayed
64.
What was the name of the hotel that Nixon allegedly sent people to break in to and spy on the DNC?
a)
Waterfront
b)
Watergate
c)
Wyndgate
d)
Waterfall
65.
What is the legacy of the Vietnam War for the U.S.?
a)
It was the longest and least successful war in American history
b)
It was long and hard, but did contain communism
c)
our soldiers were welcomed home as heroes
d)
The Soviets slowed their efforts to spread communism
66.
When they were arrested, the Watergate burglars were breaking into
a)
the republican office.
b)
the Democratic Party HQ.
c)
The Embassy.
d)
the congress headquarters.
67.
What role did the Nixon tapes play in discovering the truth about the Watergate scandal? 
a)
The tapes revealed that President Nixon had nothing to do with the cover-up. 
b)
Because Nixon was President he did NOT have to turn over the tapes to the Supreme Court. 
c)
Nixon refused to hand over the tapes, which told of how he was covering up the break-in. 
d)
Nixon told his vice-President to take the blame for the break-in. 
68.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Watergate scandal?

a)

Watergate resulted in the resignation of Nixon in 1974.

b)

Watergate resulted in the impeachment of Nixon in 1974.

c)

Watergate was a cover-up of a break-in to the Democratic National Committee Headquarters in 1972.

d)

Watergate resulted in increased distrust of government and elected officials.

69.

Who became President immediately after Nixon left office?

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Lyndon Johnson

c)

Gerald Ford

d)

Ronald Reagan

70.

Who were the "plumbers" in the Watergate scandal?

a)

special investigation team created to stop news leaks about Vietnam War

b)

people that were investigating Nixon's recordings

c)

committee assigned to work on getting Nixon re-elected

d)

people that were fired for investigating the Watergate scandal

71.

Five men were arrested when they were caught putting up surveillance equipment in this location:

a)

D.C. National Convention office building

b)

Democratic National Committee headquarters

c)

Republican Committee headquarters

d)

The Washington Post's office building located at the Watergate complex

72.

Attorney General Richardson found evidence of Nixon's involvement in

a)

political espionage

b)

illegal wiretapping

c)

influence peddling

d)

all of these

73.

What is executive privilege as conceded by the Supreme Court?

a)

the need for protection of communication between high government officials and their advisors

b)

the ability for a president to be able to do what he needs to do to enforce the laws of the land

c)

the right for a president to commit acts that others might consider illegal if done in the name of national security

74.
What caused McCarthyism?
a)
President Truman making atomic bombs.
b)
Japanese spies.
c)
Bombing China.
d)
Increased fear of communism.
75.
The HUAC stands for...
a)
The House Un-American Activities Committee
b)
The House Under American Counsel
c)
The House Un-Republic Activities Committee
d)
The House Under American Communism
76.
Senator McCarthy's popularity went down because he began to target...
a)
the House of Representatives
b)
the poor
c)
the US Army
d)
women and children
77.

Which American state department official was accused of being a communist and taken to trial?

a)

Jake Spero

b)

Alger Hiss

c)

Mikhael Gorbachev

d)

Jarret Hurd

78.

President Truman had FBI screen federal employees to see if they had any communist ties. As a result 3,000 employees were either fired or resigned. What was this called

a)

McCarran Act

b)

Loyalty Review Board

c)

John Birch Society

d)

Palmer Raids

79.

Anyone who says they're a communist or suspected of being a communist were put on a list and never given a job in the industry again. Effectively ruined their careers even if just suspected of being a communist

a)

Whitelisted

b)

Blacklisted

c)

Redlisted

d)

Bluelisted

80.
This group of "Hollywood" producers and executives went to jail for their stance against McCarthyism
a)
Ronald Reagan & Freinds
b)
The Red Menaces
c)
Soviets
d)
Hollywood 10
81.
The House on Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
a)
Protested racial segregation in the armed forces.
b)
Investigated disloyalty and harmful foreign influences in the United States. 
c)
Investigated U.S. involvement in the Korean War and its lack of progress towards victory.
d)
Tried to deport all foreigners or Un-American peo
82.

The couple that was executed for spying and allegedly passing nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union were the...

a)

Hiss’s

b)

Greenglass’s

c)

Rosenberg’s

d)

Chamber’s

83.
McCarthyism was what?
a)
a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
b)
an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
c)
a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
d)
The practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence.
84.

What wording did the Supreme Court use about the timescales for integration?

a)

As fast as possible

b)

All to be completed by 1 Jan 1956

c)

With all deliberate speed

d)

Just take your time

85.

One effect of the Brown v Topeka decision was increased violence. Who was brutally murdered in Mississippi in 1955?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Earl Warren

c)

Emmett Till

d)

Martin Luther King

86.

What term was used for killing black people by mobs without a trial

a)

Lynching

b)

Discrimination

c)

Persecution

d)

Linking

87.

What were TWO effects of Brown Vs Topeka

a)

All schools ended desegregation immediately

b)

Plessy Vs Ferguson was upheld

c)

Segregation was ruled unconstitutional

d)

Schools had to integrate with all deliberate speed

88.

What measure did Dixiecrats take to stop the Civil Rights Act of 1957?

a)

Filibustering

b)

Boycott of congress

c)

None, they realised civil rights were ok

d)

They tried to impeach president Johnson

89.

What measures were taken to stop the Little Rock 9 from attending school?

a)

The governor, Faubus, stood in the schoolhouse door to stop them coming in

b)

The governor, Faubus, used state troops to stop the students entering

c)

There was a campaign of intimidation against the students that stopped 16 from attending.

d)

The president used the national guard to stop them going in.

90.

What % of people in Little Rock were against integrating schools in 1957?

a)

72%

b)

12%

c)

50%

d)

28%

91.
What was the date the Freedom Rides began?
a)
May 4th, 1961
b)
July 4th, 1776
c)
May 21st, 1962
92.
This iconic bus was set ablaze by Klan members in what Alabama city?
a)
Birmingham
b)
Montgomery 
c)
Anniston
93.
The people who participated in the Freedom Rides signed wills/testaments before they left.
a)
True
b)
False
94.
What object(s) met the Freedom Riders at Montgomery, Alabama, even though enforcement officials ensured their safety?
a)
Chains
b)
Baseball Bats
c)
Pieces of Pipe
d)
All of the Above
95.
After safely making it out of Alabama, the Freedom Riders are arrested in Jackson, Mississippi on what account?
a)
Breach of Peace
b)
Arson
c)
Assault and Battery
96.

Which character is telling the story?

(a)  

97.

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

98.

Gave all citizens born in the United States citizenship.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

99.
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.
100.
Which of the following responses best supports the 15th Amendment of the Constitution?
a)
A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on gender.
b)
A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on race.
c)
A person cannot be denied the right to vote based on age.
d)
No one can be denied the right to vote. 
101.
Forcing people to pay for the right to vote was called a _________?
a)
Literacy Test
b)
Poll Tax
102.
Which big event pushed Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
a)
the Montgomery Bus Boycott
b)
the outcome of Brown v. Board of Education
c)
the march on Selma, Alabama
d)
the March on Washington, D.C.
103.

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

104.

This law made it illegal to prevent citizens from voting because of their race or ethnicity.

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

Supreme Court Ruling of 1955

c)

Civil Rights Act 1970

d)

Segregation Act of 1980

105.

The Olympic Games of Mexico happened in

a)

1988

b)

1966

c)

1973

d)

1968

106.

When did Malcolm X join the Nation of Islam?

a)

While at school

b)

While in prison

c)

While on a civil rights march

107.

What was one of the main beliefs of the Nation of Islam?

a)

Separatism

b)

Co-operation

c)

Non-violence

108.

What was separatism?

a)

Working with white people to improve civil rights

b)

Meeting violence with violence

c)

Black and white people should live separately

d)

The Nation of Islam should be separate from other civil rights groups

109.

Who set up Black Power?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Bobby Seale

c)

Tommie Smith

d)

Stokely Carmichael

110.

Who did the Black Power salute at the Olympic Games?

a)

Tommie Smith and John Carlos

b)

Huey Newton and Bobby Seale

c)

Tommie Carlos and John Smith

d)

James Meredith and Stokely Carmichael

111.

When were the Black Panthers set up?

a)

1964

b)

1965

c)

1966

d)

1967

112.

Were the Black Panthers willing to work with white people?

a)

Yes

b)

No

113.

What did some people think when the Black Panthers wore black trousers, a black beret and a black leather jacket?

a)

They looked like an army

b)

They were scared of them

c)

They were acting like a police force

d)

They looked smart

114.

The Black Panthers wrote ...

a)

An Eight Point Programme

b)

A Nine Point Programme

c)

A Ten Point Programme

d)

A Twelve Point Programme

115.

What does SCLC stand for?

a)

Students Clarify Losing Company

b)

Southern Catholic Leadership Committee

c)

Students Christian Leadership Committee

d)

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

116.

What does SNCC Stand for?

a)

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

b)

Student Nonviolent Committed Committee

117.

In the Birmingham Marches, children became involved because

a)

They had no homework

b)

The majority of African American adult protestors had been arrested

c)

The organisers wanted to use children as a shock factor

d)

They hated Bull Conner

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