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Influential African Americans review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many times was Martin Luther King Jr. arrested?

a)

never

b)

29

c)

1

d)

15

2.

Jackie Robinson was the oldest of 5 siblings.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

When was Martin Luther King Jr. born?

a)

February 15, 1665

b)

July 15, 1968

c)

January 15, 1929

d)

June 15, 1975

4.

What did Ruby Bridges do every day before going to school?

a)

tell a joke

b)

say hello to the marshalls

c)

write a story

d)

pray for the angry mob outside school

5.

When was Jackie inducted into the hall of fame?

a)

1962

b)

1965

c)

1950

d)

1862

6.

What team did Jackie play for?

a)

Cardinals

b)

Yankees

c)

Dodgers

d)

Mets

7.

Mark all of the emotions that Ruby probably felt each day walking into school.

a)

scared

b)

nervous

c)

embarrassed

d)

brave

e)

mad

8.

Where was Martin Luther King Jr. born?

a)

Georgia

b)

Arkansas

c)

Memphis

d)

Washington D.C.

9.

What did Martin do to help with civil rights?

a)

start riots

b)

nothing

c)

called police to help

d)

peacefully protest

10.

What did Harriet do help African Americans?

a)

started a bus boycott

b)

helped people escape slavery

c)

played baseball in the major leagues

d)

marched in Washington

11.

What is Ruby Bridges known for?

a)

her famous speech

b)

she attended school when blacks weren't wanted in school

c)

she played baseball

d)

she led the underground railroad

12.

What is Jackie known for?

a)

being the first African American in the major leagues

b)

his famous speech

c)

leading the march on Washington

d)

not sitting in the back of the bus

13.

What is the name of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech?

a)

I have an ice cream cone

b)

I have a friend

c)

I have a dream

d)

I have a popcicle

14.

When Ruby first started school, she was the only student at school.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Martin was born with the name Martin Luther.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

Everyone was excited to have Jackie Robinson play in the major leagues.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

How many trips did Harriet make to help free slaves?

a)

10

b)

5

c)

13

d)

20

18.

What was the underground railroad?

a)

a railroad system underground for trains rescue slaves

b)

a series of tunnels underground that allowed slaves to run away to freedom

c)

A system of trains underground

d)

the train Jackie would take to baseball games

19.

What is the term for separating of blacks and whites ?

a)

protest

b)

segregation

c)

civil rights

d)

racism

20.

What grade was Ruby in when she first began attending the all white school?

a)

fourth

b)

third

c)

second

d)

first

21.

When was Harriet Tubman born?

a)

1820

b)

1920

c)

2020

d)

1964