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Greensboro Sit-Ins

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the Greensboro Sit-in start?

a)

Febuary 2nd,1960

b)

Febuary 1st,1960

c)

March 8th,1977

d)

October 31st,2020

2.

Who were the main people that took part in this?

a)

Ezell Blair Jr.,David Richmond,Franklin McCain,Joseph McNeil

b)

David Richmond, Jonathan Larson,Diego Maradona

c)

Walter Elias Disney,Geoffrey Chaucer,Sean Penn

d)

Indira Gandhi,David Richmond,Franklin McCain,Joseph McNeil

3.

The protest lasted to..

a)

July

b)

June

c)

October

d)

March

4.

There were 4 male teenagers that started the Greenboros Sit-in

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Black and White people would protest against segregation in

a)

libraries

b)

beaches

c)

hotels

6.

The Greensboro protest spread to

a)

54 cities

b)

27 cities

c)

55 cities

d)

47 cities

7.

The nonviolent protests were started by ordinary people

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What nonviolent action was taken?

a)

Three African Americans were sitting at the lunch counter waiting to be served

b)

Four African Americans were sitting at the lunch counter waiting to be served

9.

"Despite being threatened and having food thrown at them. This was called the..."

a)

the violent sit in

b)

the silent sit in

c)

the restrained sit in

d)

the refused sit in

10.

When service was refused they

a)

faught back

b)

asked why

c)

left

d)

continued to sit patiently

11.

On the third day the protests..

a)

grew bigger

b)

didnt make a difference

c)

turned violent

d)

turned peaceful