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Unit 9 Quiz Review - Civil Rights

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did Oveta Culp Hobby become the director of during World War II?

a)

Women's Army Corps

b)

Civil Rights

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

Nothing because she is a clever little genius girl.

2.

What president from Texas signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Lyndon Johnson

d)

Barack Obama

3.
Which of these is the best summary for the Civil Rights movement?
a)
an effort to end racial discrimination and segregation
b)
business leaders creating more jobs to improve the economy
c)
women protesting for their right to vote [known as suffrage]
d)
police and fire fighters recruiting civilians to help them
4.

Suffragist in the early 20th century who later served as the publicity chairman for the Better Schools Amendment to the Texas Constitution.

a)

Jane Goodall

b)

Oveta Culp Hobby

c)

Barbara Jordan

d)

Jane McCallum

5.

Who did the Voting Rights Act gave authority to oversee elections?

a)

President

b)

Attorney General

c)

Federal Government

d)

citizens

6.

He created the American GI Forum to help Mexican American veterans after they returned for WWll

a)

Raul A. Gonzalez

b)

Henry B. Gonzalez

c)

Hector P. Garcia

d)

Raymond Telles

7.

Which is the best description of Barbara Jordan's effect on African-American rights?

a)

Barbara Jordan deserved all of the medals and honors she received.

b)

Barbara Jordan would become a Senator of Texas one day.

c)

Barbara Jordan was the 1st African American woman from a Southern State to be elected to Congress.

d)

Barbara Jordan was born in the state of Texas.

8.

The refusal to obey laws as a form of protest

a)

Civil Disobedience

b)

Unalienable Rights

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Discrimination

9.

Atlanta born Civil Rights activist that believed in non-violent protests.; gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington.

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Thurgood Marshall

10.

Outlawed racial discrimination in the workplace and in public places, including schools.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Voting Rights Act of 1964

11.

Separation of two or more races based on skin color

a)

segregation

b)

racism

c)

oppression

d)

facism

12.

Enforced racial segregation in the South; all were enacted in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by white Democratic-dominated state legislatures after the Reconstruction period.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

d)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

13.

Who Founded the CORE Organization

a)

Martin Luther King JR

b)

James L Farmer

c)

John Cena

d)

Barak Obama

14.

Select the two acts that Lyndon B Johnson passed a president

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

Black Codes

c)

Equal Right Act of 1972

d)

Voting Right Act of 1965

15.
What does this information describe? 
• Outlawed discrimination in hotels, motels, restaurants, theaters, and all other public accommodations engaged in interstate commerce
• Prohibited discrimination by government agencies that receive federal funding
• Prohibited discrimination in hiring on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
• Established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
a)
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
b)
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
c)
Brown V. Board of Education
d)
Regents of the University of California V. Blake
16.
What is the purpose of League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)? 
a)
To help end discrimination against Black Americans.
b)
To help end discrimination against Asian Americans. 
c)
To help in the Women's Suffrage Movement. 
d)
To fight discrimination and segregation against Hispanic Americans.
17.
What does NAACP stand for? 
a)
The New-coming Animals to America Casualty Production
b)
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
c)
The National Academic Association for College People
d)
The New Animal Acceptance Corporate Program
18.
Which of the following is not an example of non-violent protesting? 
a)
Sit-ins
b)
Marches
c)
Swim-ins
d)
Riots
19.
Who is the founder of CORE and helped lead Freedom Rides throughout the South? 
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
c)
James Farmer
d)
Thurgood Marshall
20.

Which of the following applies to the GI Forum?

a)

It granted veterans with subsidized education

b)

It protested segregation of Mexican-Americans

c)

It promoted the Bracero Program

d)

All of these options

21.

Throwback: When was the Voting Rights Act passed?

a)

1965

b)

1968

c)

1963

d)

1969

22.

Which Texan was the first African American from a southern state to serve in the U.S. Congress after her service in the Texas State Senate?

a)

Olveta Culp Hobby

b)

Kay Bailey Hutchinson

c)

Barbara Jordon

d)

Ann Richards

23.

Which civil rights leader and native Texan formed the Committee of Racial Equality (CORE) and worked to bring an end to racial segregation in the United States through nonviolent actions like the Freedom Rides?

a)

Medgar Evers

b)

James Farmer, Jr.

c)

Hector P. Garcia

d)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

24.

Who was the first hispanic congressman from Texas?

a)

James Farmer

b)

Henry B. Gonzalez

c)

Barbara Jordon

d)

Hector Garcia

25.

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