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QUIZIZZ: Civil Rights Movement

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 17mins

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.

These black teenagers were the first to integrate into Little Rock Central High in 1957.

a)
Elite Eight
b)
Little Rock Nine
c)
Arkansas Seven
d)
Final Four
3.
Keeping things or people separate 
a)
integration
b)
discrimination
c)

inclusion

d)
segregation
4.
The most significant legal change after the Supreme Court ruled on Brown v. the Board of Education was:
a)
Linda Brown was able to go to the University of Alabama.
b)
Membership in the KKK escalated violence in retaliation.
c)
Segregation on public transportation was outlawed.
d)

The end to legal public school segregation based on the principle of separate but equal 

5.
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.
6.

A type of nonviolent protest where people intentionally occupied space in order to protest segregation.

a)
Sit-In
b)
Freedom Rides
c)

Sit Down

d)
Filibuster
7.

Who was arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955?

a)
Charlayne Hunter
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Rebecca L. Felton
8.
Which Civil Rights activist and minister from Atlanta believed in non-violent protest, formed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and later received the Nobel Peace Prize?
a)
Martin Luther King Jr.
b)
Benjamin Mays
c)
Hamilton Homes
d)
Jackie Robinson
9.

What three methods of non-violent protest were used by MLK, Jr. during the Civil Rights movement?

a)

Marches, Demonstrations, Boycotts

b)

Rallies, Riots, and Boycotts

c)

Mob Protests with Torches and Pitch Forks

d)

Marches, Confrontations, and Hunger Strikes

10.

What organization was formed in 1960 to coordinate sit-ins and other protests and to give young blacks a larger role in the civil rights movement?

a)

National Urban League (NUL)

b)

Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

c)

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

d)

National Organization for Women (NOW)

11.

What congressional Act eliminated the so-called literacy tests that had disqualified many voters in the South?

a)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
b)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
c)
Brown vs. the Board of Education
d)

19th Amendment

12.

Where did the first sit-ins for civil rights take place?

a)

on buses

b)
in schools
c)
at polling places
d)
at lunch counters
13.
Segregation caused by private action & not legislation
a)
de facto segregation
b)
de jure segregation
c)
affirmative action
d)
ex post facto segregation
14.
What was the goal of the Black Panthers?
a)
to turn American citizens against democracy
b)
to end the Vietnam War
c)
to convince African Americans to support "black power"
d)
to gain equal pay for black Americans
15.

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
16.

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
17.
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
18.
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
19.
The separation of people based upon race or some other characteristic is referred to as?
a)
Assimilation 
b)
Civil Rights
c)
Segregation        
d)
Desegregation
20.
Includes desegregation (the process of ending systematic racial segregation).
a)
13th Amendment
b)
Integration
c)
Affirmative Action
d)
Jim Crow Laws
21.
Founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale, this group practiced militant self-defense of minority communities and fought to establish socialism through mass organizing and community based programs.
a)
Black Panthers
b)
Little Rock Nine
c)
N.A.A.C.P.
d)
Malcolm X
22.
Prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude".
a)
14th Amendment
b)
15th Amendment
c)
Civil Rights Act of 1957 & 1964
d)
Affirmative Action
23.
Instrumental in ending legal segregation and became the first African-American justice of the Supreme Court.
a)
Malcolm X
b)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
c)
George Wallace
d)
Thurgood Marshall
24.
The refusal to obey certain laws or governmental demands for the purpose of influencing legislation or government policy thru non-violent means.
a)
Affirmative Action
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Civil Disobedience
d)
Integration
25.
African-American civil rights organization formed in 1909 by W. E. B. Du Bois and others.  Mainly used legal battles to win civil rights victories.
a)
Black Panthers
b)
Little Rock Nine
c)
N.A.A.C.P.
d)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
26.
African-American leader and prominent figure in the Nation of Islam, he articulated concepts of race pride and black nationalism in the 1950s and '60s. “…by any means necessary.”
a)
Malcolm X
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Lester Maddox
d)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
27.
Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses were used in the South after 1890 to
a)
support the goals of the Freedmen’s Bureau
b)
restrict the voting rights of African Americans
c)
undermine the “separate but equal” ruling of the Supreme Court
d)
enforce the amendments enacted during the Civil War and Reconstruction 
28.
When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus, she began the:
a)
National Organization of Women
b)
Black Panthers
c)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
d)
Supreme Court decisions
29.
 The first African American to integrate professional baseball was
a)
Josh Gibson
b)
Satchel Paige
c)
Jackie Robinson
d)
Eddie Murray
30.

"Bloody Sunday" occurred in reaction to which event in March of 1965?

a)
the Selma march
b)
the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
c)
the March on Washington
d)
the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
31.
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
32.

MLK dreamed that his "children would not be judged by the color of their skin but by ...."

a)

diversity awareness

b)

their fashion choices

c)

which political party they identified with

d)

the content of their character

33.
 Martin Luther King Jr gave the famous “I Have A Dream” speech at what event?
a)
Freedom Rides
b)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
c)
March on Washington
d)
March from  Selma to Montgomery
34.

What 1968 presidential hopeful was assassinated in June of that year before he ever got the chance to run?

a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Robert F. Kennedy
c)

Hubert H. Humphrey

d)

Richard Nixon

35.

In 1964, what major government legislation was passed to guarantee equality for African Americans?

a)

Civil Rights Act

b)

Equal Rights Amendment

c)

Title IX

d)

Voting Rights Act

36.

In 1965, what federal law was passed that guaranteed African American suffrage?

a)

Civil Rights Act

b)

Equal Rights Amendment

c)

Title IX

d)

Voting Rights Act

37.

What was the landmark U.S. Supreme Court Case in 1896 that legalized segregation in the United States?

a)

Roe v Wade

b)

Plessy v Ferguson

c)

Marbury v Madison

d)

Brown v Board of Education

38.

What was the landmark U.S. Supreme Court Case in 1954 that overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine and effectively eliminated segregation?

a)

Roe v Wade

b)

Plessy v Ferguson

c)

Marbury v Madison

d)

Brown v Board of Education

39.

Segregation by law is referred to as

a)

De Facto segregation

b)

De Jure segregation

c)

Integration

d)

Civil Disobedience

40.

Segregation by tradition or custom is referred to as

a)

De Facto segregation

b)

De Jure segregation

c)

Integration

d)

Civil Disobedience

41.

The rights of citizens to have access to political and social freedom and equality is referred to as

a)

Black Power

b)

Suffrage

c)

Civil Rights

d)

Affirmative Action

42.

The push for the African-American self-help and self-reliance as well as political, economic and social advancement was known as:

a)

Pan-Africanism

b)

Black Panther Party

c)

Civil Disobedience

d)

Black Power

43.

The murder of ______________ became a major catalyst to the Civil Rights Movement.

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Emmett Till

c)

Medgar Evers

d)

Malcolm X

44.

Martin Luther King's "I have a Dream" speech was the pinnacle moment of the 1963

a)

March on Washington

b)

Selma Voting Campaign

c)

Children's Crusade

d)

Montgomery Buss Boycott

45.

Which major world event gave African Americans the "spark" needed to push for civil rights?

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

The Cold War

d)

The Great Depression

46.
Who was POTUS when the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed?
a)
Lyndon B. Johnson
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
John W. Adams
47.

These challenged the federal government to enforce Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation.

a)

Freedom Rides

b)

Sit-ins

c)

Marches

d)

Boycotts

48.

What was the considered the most segregated city in America in the 1950s& 1960s?

a)

Jackson, Mississippi

b)

Birmingham, Alabama

c)

Albany, Georgia

d)

Charleston, South Carolina

49.

Who was the first African-American to be admitted to the University of Mississippi in 1962-1963?

a)

James Meredith

b)

Medgar Evers

c)

John Lewis

d)

Julian Bond

50.

What prominent Mississippi Civil Rights leader was shot in 1963?

a)

Fannie Lou Hamer

b)

James Meredith

c)

Medgar Evers

d)

Jesse Jackson

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