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Civil Rights Movement

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

U.S. Supreme Court case that made segregation legal in the U.S. - created the "seperate but equal" principle.

a)

Plessy V. Ferguson

b)

Brown V. Board of Education

c)

Hernanadez V. Texas

d)

Miranda V. Arizona

2.
What was the result of the Brown v. Board of Education case?
a)
Segregation in public schools became illegal
b)
African-Americans began playing profession sports
c)
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus
d)
MLK led a March on Washington
3.
The March on Washington is most famous for...
a)
causing race riots in Washington, D.C.
b)
200,000 people worked together to get the right to vote
c)
the KKK became an illegal organization
d)
MLK gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech
4.
Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
a)
Segregation on buses became illegal after a couple of days of boycotting
b)
Segregation on buses became illegal after months of boycotting
c)
African-Americans blocked the streets preventing buses from operating
d)
Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat
5.

Which leader of the civil rights movement used non-violent civil disobedience to oppose segregation in the south?

a)

Dolores Huerta

b)

Malcom X

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Ceaser Chavez

6.

During which event did Eisenhower send troops to Arkansas in order to desegregate a high school?

a)

Tuskegee Airmen

b)

Little Rock Nine

c)

Atomic Bombs

d)

Flying Tigers

7.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. believed that the only moral way to end segregation and racism was through...
a)
violence and riots.
b)
the political system.
c)
education.
d)
nonviolent passive resistance.
8.
Segregation caused by private action & not legislation
a)
de facto segregation
b)
de jure segregation
c)
affirmative action
d)
ex post facto segregation
9.

Segregation caused by legislation from the government

a)
de facto segregation
b)
de jure segregation
c)
affirmative action
d)
ex post facto segregation
10.

This famous civil rights leader wanted equal rights "by any means necessary"

a)

Martin Luther King

b)

Malcolm Luther King

c)

Malcolm X

d)

Malcolm Y

11.

What is a sit in?

a)

Sitting on a bus

b)

Sitting in an area where you are not allowed as a form of protest

c)

Sitting on the floor rather than a chair

d)

Sitting rather than standing at a lunch counter

12.

Where did the first sit-in take place?

a)

Montgomery, Alabama

b)

Greensboro, South Carolina

c)

Little Rock, Arkansas

d)

Greensboro, North Carolina

13.

Rosa Parks refusal to give up her seat sparked this.

a)

The Selma March

b)

The March on Washington

c)

The Montgomery Bus Boycott

d)

The Greensboro Sit-in

14.

Who wrote the Letter from a Birmingham Jail?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Stokely Carmichael

15.

Nickname given to describe the first day of the Selma march

a)

Violent Monday

b)

Bloody Monday

c)

Bloody Sunday

d)

Wild Wednesday

16.

What were Malcolm X's early views

a)

Black Supremacy and separating the races

b)

Peace for all

c)

Integration and acceptance

d)

He had no views