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Societal Movements Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 3hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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.
2.
Nonviolent protest, where protesters occupied space in order to protest segregation.
a)
Sit-In
b)
Freedom Rides
c)
Selma March
d)
Filibuster
3.
Which US president signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a)
Lyndon B. Johnson
b)
John F. Kennedy
4.
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
5.
A form of nonviolent protest where people stop buying a product?
a)
march
b)
boycott
c)
sit in
d)
activist
6.
What do all of the following have in common:  Martin Luther King, Jr, Jackie Robinson, and Rosa Parks?
a)
They all involve marching.
b)
They all involve not paying for a service.
c)
They all involve the use of non-violence to accomplish a goal.
d)
They all involve public speaking.
7.
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
8.

In addition to boycotts, marches, and freedom rides, the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) helped

a)

organize sit-ins at lunch counters across the South.

b)

promote removing the poll taxes

c)

promote removing literacy tests

9.
What bill was passed as a result of the March on Washington and prohibits discrimination in public places and makes it illegal for employers to discriminate?
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
b)
Civil Rights Act of 1968
10.
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
11.
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
12.
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
13.
 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
14.

How did the Edmund Pettus Bridge become a symbol of the struggle for Civil Rights in 1965?

a)

On March 7, 1965, today known as "Bloody Sunday," people protesting the murder of Jimmy Lee Jackson tried to march across the bridge. They were met with violence and brutality from the Alabama State troopers and Selma's police force, led by Sheriff, Jim Clark.

b)

On March 24, 2018, today known as "Bloody Saturday," people protesting gun violence in the USA marched across the bridge. They were met with violent and brutality from the Alabama State troopers led by Alabama's governor, George Wallace.

c)

On April 4, 1968, today known as "Bloody Tuesday," people protesting the assassination of Martin Luther King marched across the bridge. They were joined by marchers from all over the nation led by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

d)

On July 7, 1963, today known as "Bloody Sunday," people protesting the murder of Medgar Evers tried to march across the bridge. They were met with violence and brutality from the Mississippi Klu Klux Klan and Nazi Party, led by a local Baptist minister, Edgar Ray Killen.

15.

Civil disobedience refers to standing up against unfair laws or policies using _________.

a)

riots

b)

violence

c)

nonviolence

d)

any means necessary

16.
Cesar Chavez worked for the rights of which group of people?
a)
women
b)
farm workers
c)
teachers
d)
African Americans
17.
Refusal by workers to work to protest low pay, or poor working conditions.
a)
strike
b)
protest
c)
boycott
d)
fast
18.
How did Cesar help Mexican American farm workers get better pay?
a)
By starting a war. 
b)
By complaining a lot.
c)
By asking workers to strike and boycott. 
d)
By leading people North to freedom. 
19.

What was so important about the Stonewall Riots?

a)

The stonewall riots sparked the beginning of the fight against LGBTQ+ oppression.

b)

It showed the defiance of citizens

c)

It created the pride flag

d)

It made a celebrity famous

20.

what is feminism👩🏼‍🎓?

a)

the idea that women should have equal political, economical and social rights

b)

the idea that women should have the right to vote

c)

the idea that women should be placed higher than men in society

d)

the idea that girls should have equal political, social, and economical rights

21.

True or False: Betty Friedan's book, the Feminine Mystique focused on the dissatisfaction of highly educated, middle-class women.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

She was a co-founder of the United Farm Workers, also led many boycotts and successfully organized strikes and labor so farm workers got better pay

a)

Martha Cotera

b)

Dolores Huerta

c)

Emma Tenayuca

d)

Sandra Cisneros

23.

Which event is NOT a highly publicized protest/demonstration that AIM was involved in?

a)

Occupation of Alcatraz Island

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

The takeover of a site at Wounded Knee

d)

The March on Washington

24.

What does A.I.M. stand for?

a)

Ancient Indian Mojo

b)

Anti-Indian Management

c)

American Independence Movement

d)

American Indian Movement

25.

The American Indian Movement (AIM) was created because young Native Americans ....

a)

Wanted to make money off from media attention.

b)

Felt anger over poverty, unemployment, and neglect for Native rights.

c)

Wanted more revenue from reservation casinos.

d)

Wanted to violently take back their tribal lands.

26.

Who was the president at the time that the Little Rock 9 led the integration in Little Rock high schools?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

George W. Bush

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

27.

What Supreme Court ruling said that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Brown v. Board of Education

d)

Marbury v. Madison

e)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

28.

Who ordered the national guard to stop the Little Rock Nine on their first day of school?

a)

The president

b)

A senator

c)

The principal

d)

The major

e)

The governor

29.

The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in _____.

a)

1963

b)

1900

c)

1990

d)

2021

30.

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the A.I.M.

a)

Help Native Americans living in poverty

b)

Revive traditional Indian cultures

c)

Restore federal recognition of Indian tribes

d)

Have representation in U.S. Congress

31.

Why was Wounded Knee chosen as a location for occupation?

a)

It was a strategically significant transport hub

b)

It was a major tourist destination

c)

It had been the location of a past massacre

d)

It was Nixon's hometown

32.

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has never become part of the constitution. The ERA would ensure full equality between __________.

a)

all races/ethnicities

b)

men & women

c)

between Black & white Americans

d)

LGBTQ+ Americans

33.

What group of people took over Alcatraz Island in protest.

a)

Women

b)

African Americans

c)

LGBTQ people

d)

Native Americans

34.

The 19th Amendment, ERA, and Title IX all were created with the goal of ensuring

a)

equality for African Americans

b)

equality for women

c)

equality for Americans with disabilities

d)

equality for the the LGBTQ community

35.

What did the government do to address the rights of Americans with disabilities?

a)

Equal Opportunities Act of 1965

b)

Passing of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

c)

Reparations and a formal apology - Executive Order 4417

d)

Approved the Americans Disabled for Accessible Public Transit Act

36.

Which of the following is TRUE about the Chicano movement and education reforms?

a)

It had very little influence on education as it was largely a movement for fair wages

b)

Made it illegal to deny students an education because they did not speak English

c)

Made sure that every school in the U.S. taught Spanish and English equally

d)

Made it much more difficult for Mexican American students to gain an education

37.

What was the main goal at the start of the LGBT movement?

a)

Equal pay and health benefits

b)

Social Acceptance and ending discrimination

c)

Education of LGBT community in schools

d)

Legal equality with marriage

38.

Which group used armed takeovers/occupation of public places as a form of protest?

a)

Chicano Movement

b)

Native American Movement

c)

LGBTQ Movement

d)

Asian American Movement

39.

Civil Rights are best defined as which of the following?

a)

rights to social and political freedom and equality

b)

rights given to those that actually civil

c)

rights given after the civil war to the North

d)

rights for women

40.

Describe the purpose of the march from Selma to Montgomery(Bloody Sunday).

a)

protest voting restrictions

b)

protest police brutality

c)

protest segregation in schools

d)

none of these