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Ghost of Mississippi

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The opening of the movie a speech way given on Civil Right by

a)

Robert Kennedy

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

A. Phillip Randolph

2.

Who was the man who was shot in the opening of the movie

a)

Charlie Evers

b)

Dr. Martin Luther King

c)

Medgar Evers

d)

Malcom X

3.

Where was the man shot in the movie?

a)

On the street

b)

In his car

c)

On his porch

d)

In his drive way

4.

Where in Mississippi was the setting of the movie

a)

Jackson, MS

b)

Hattiesburg, MS

c)

Biloxi, MS

d)

Vicksburg, MS

5.

Who shot Medgar Evers?

a)

Lee Harvey Oswald

b)

James

Earl Ray

c)

Byron De La Beckwith

d)

Sirhan Sirhan

6.

What year was Evers killed

a)

1961

b)

1962

c)

1963

d)

1965

7.

Who was the Governor that shook Beckwith hand at the first trial

a)

Ross Barnett

b)

Russell Moore

c)

Lyndon Johnson

d)

John Kennedy

8.

What was the result of the first two trial of Beckwith for the murder of Evers in the 1960's?

a)

Both were not guilty verdicts

b)

The first was a mistrial and the second was not guilty verdict.

c)

The first was a mistrial and the second was a guilty verdict.

d)

Both were mistrial

9.

Where was the gun in the murder found?

a)

At Beckwith home.

b)

the prosecutors in laws home

c)

In Beck with Car

d)

In Evers' Back yard

10.

What was was the first name of Evers wife?

a)

Myrile

b)

Sherilyn

c)

Marilyn

d)

Coretta

11.

Who was the lawyer who prosecuted the third murder case?

a)

F. Lee Bailey

b)

Bobby DeLaughter

c)

Marsha Clark

d)

Chris Darden

12.

Why did Evers brother say he could not go to the trail

a)

It was too far.

b)

He would strangle Beckwith and snap his neck.

c)

He would shoot Beckwith.

d)

His did not he would be convicted.

13.

What did Beckwith say to the lawyer in the bathroom

a)

"I have come to lead you to the other shore; into eternal darkness; into fire and into ice."

b)

"I came, I saw, I conquered"

c)

"Free at last free at last thank God almighty I'm free at last"

d)

"You can't fight fate"

14.

What happen at the end?

a)

Beckwith died before the trial ended

b)

Beckwith was convicted of murder

c)

Beckwith trail ended in a hung jury

d)

Beckwith was convicted for assault

15.
Mr. Evers is buried at:
a)
Greenwood Cemetery in Jackson, Mississippi
b)
Arlington Cemetery in Washington, D.C.