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The Civil Rights Movment

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who made the famous speech, "I have a dream"?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

John Lewis

d)

Malcom X

2.

Which person was arrested after refusing to give up his bus seat to a white man?

a)

Maya Angelou

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Emmett Till

d)

George Floyd

3.

Between which years the civil rights movement reached its peak?

a)

1930 - 1940

b)

1940 - 1950

c)

1950 - 1960

d)

1960 - 1970

4.

There is a public holiday in the United States dedicated to one of the following people, please indicate the correct option.

a)

George Floyd

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Maya Angelou

5.

Which US president met with several leaders of civil rights activist groups in 1963?

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Harry S. Truman

6.

Which of the following persons made the famous speech: "By any means necessary"?

a)

John Lewis

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Malcom X

d)

Rosa Parks

7.

In which US state did the famous Rosa Parks case took place?

a)

Mississipi

b)

Arkansas

c)

Texas

d)

Alabama

8.

In what year was Martin Luther King killed?

a)

1966

b)

1967

c)

1968

d)

1969

9.

Which of these had their father killed after being thrown onto a train track?

a)

Malcom X

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

John Lewis

d)

Rosa Parks

10.

Which of these occupied a seat in the US House of Representatives?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

John Lewis

c)

Malcom X

d)

Raymond Parks