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ELA 10

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the main character of March?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

John Lewis

d)

Rosa Parks

2.

What is a boycott?

a)

It's a boy who sleeps on a cot.

b)

It's a parade.

c)

It's a comfortable bed.

d)

It's when people refuse to buy or use things as a way of protesting.

3.
Why did Mamie Till have an open casket?
a)
She wanted to show the people what the men had done to her boy. They beat him to the point where he was unrecognizable. 
b)
She wanted publicity for her boy 
c)
She wanted attention while mourning for her boy 
d)
She did not want an open casket she was forced to have an open casket
4.

In 1963, what was Birmingham Alabama's nickname? Why?

a)

Because racists were terrorizing African American homes and churches with homemade bombs so often, the city was nicknamed "Bombingham"

b)

Because the Boeing Aircraft Company's Birmingham factory built B-52 jets there. The nickname was "Bomberham." The B-52 was the US Air Force's most effective heavy bomber in 1963... and 55 years later, it still is!

c)

Birmingham was nicknamed the "Iron City" because so many Civil Rights workers were being arrested and put behind "iron bars' in the cit's jail.

d)

Birmingham was named after Reggie Birmingham, a young man who mistakenly bombed the wrong place in Little Rock Arkansas in 1957 during the Little Rock Nine incident.

5.

There were white racists in Birmingham, Alabama in the 1960's. Which one of these people or organizations DID NOT encourage racism and violence?

a)

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) led a non-violent campaign of protests for desegregation and demands for voting rights for African Americans

b)

Eugene "Bull" Connor, the Birmingham police chief, was notorious for his willingness to use brutality and violence against protestors and folks who were involved in the Civil Rights Movement.

c)

Alabama Governor George Wallace was Alabama's angry racist leader who opposed integration and racial equality. In one famous incident, he literally stood in the "schoolhouse" door to stop African American students from attending the University of Alabama.

d)

The Ku Klux Klan in Birmingham was one of the most active of all the Klu Klux Klan groups in Alabama. Their specially was burning crosses, lynching innocent African Americans, and bombing African American churches.

6.

What does the term integrate mean?

a)

To punish

b)

To disobey

c)

To combine

d)

To release

7.

What was the name of the 14 year old African-American boy who was murdered for whistling at a white women in Money, Mississippi in 1955?

a)

Emmett Till

b)

Eman Till

c)

Elijah Till

d)

Eliot Till

8.

What did Brown vs. Board end?

a)

Segregation in private schools

b)

Segregation in America

c)

Segregation in public places

d)

Segregation in public schools

9.

Which action of Dr. Martin L. King, Jr., included his “I Have a Dream” speech and led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

a)

The Albany Movement

b)

The Birmingham jail letters

c)

The March on Washington

d)

The March from Selma to Montgomery

10.

Who does this relate to: Leader in the Civil Rights movement; leader of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee; U.S. Representative

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr

b)

John Lewis

c)

Malcolm X

d)

Lester Maddox

11.
This iconic bus was set ablaze by Klan members in what Alabama city?
a)
Birmingham
b)
Montgomery 
c)
Anniston
12.

What happened to the freedom riders at Anniston?

a)

Celebrations

b)

Fire Bombing

c)

Public Support

d)

Press Suoport

13.
What is almost always true about the setting of novels in Gothic Literature?
a)
Takes place in the wild west
b)
Revolves around a castle or mansion
c)
Full of joy and happiness
d)
Straight forward with no hidden messages
14.

Which of these descriptions does NOT match gothic literature?

a)

Hopeless

b)

Dark and serious

c)

Hopeful and bright

d)

Focused on death

15.

The weather in gothic literature usually consists of...

a)

rain, clouds, fog, or snow

b)

some sunshine and big, puffy clouds

c)

sunshine and warm temperatures

d)

Hail

16.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a gothic setting?

a)

A graveyard at midnight

b)

An abandoned cathedral

c)

A dark cabin in the middle of the woods

d)

A nuclear power plant

17.

What type of characters can be found in Gothic Literature?

a)

monsters

b)

ghost

c)

regular people that seem monstrous or ghostly

d)

all of the above

e)

monsters and ghost only

18.

Laws that forced separation of races in places such as buses, theatres, and restaurants.

a)

Jim Crow laws

b)

Brown v Board of Education

c)

Freedom Ride

d)

prejudice

19.

What happened on Bloody Sunday?

a)

Marchers arrived in Montgomery, Alabama.

b)

State troopers attacked peaceful protesters.

c)

Black Americans were given the right to vote.

d)

A bridge was destroyed.

20.

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice...

a)

...in some places."

b)

...in the south."

c)

...everywhere."

d)

end of sentence.

21.

What does MLK believe about breaking the law?

a)

Laws should not be broken under any circumstances.

b)

Only the wealthy are allowed to break the law because they can afford to pay the price.

c)

If a law is deemed unjust, then it must be broken.

d)

Laws may be broken if the Bible says so.

22.
What is an allusion?
a)
something you see out of focus
b)
something that is seen but not real
c)
a reference to something else
d)
an exaggeration of principal
23.

In 2022 she became the first African American female U.S. Supreme Court justice.

a)

Barbara Johns

b)

Ketanji Brown Jackson

c)

Rosa Parks

24.

Who marched in Birmingham with Dr. King?

a)

the children of the community

b)

the retired citizens of the town

c)

only the people that came with Dr. King

25.

What was Birmingham’s nickname and why?

a)

"Bombingham" because there had been about 60 unsolved bombings with no one arrested for them.

b)

Blacktown because there was a majority of blacks living there

26.

His brother President John F. Kennedy made Robert the ____________________ of the United States.

a)

Attorney General

b)

Senator

c)

Congressman

d)

Vice President

27.
What is the KKK?
a)
A group for children to play educational games.
b)
A political party founded by Abraham Lincoln  
c)
An organization focused on white supremacy 
d)
An organization focused on Black supremacy
28.
What event is being described in the picture, which used non-violent activist actions? 
a)
Freedom Riders
b)
Montgomery Bus Boycott 
c)
Greensboro Sit-ins
d)
March on Washington 
29.
Integrated group of activists traveled South to test whether buses were integrating or not, were called-
a)
Freedom Writers
b)
Freedom Riders
c)
Freedom Tarcs
d)
Freedom Tacos
30.

1. Where did Martin Luther King, Jr., deliver his famous “I Have a Dream” speech?

a)

In a church in Mississippi

b)

On the Edmund Pettus bridge in Selma, Alabama

c)

On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

d)

In front of the Birmingham jail

31.

5. Which piece of legislation passed by Congress in 1964 outlawed discrimination in jobs and public places?

a)

Civil Rights Act

b)

Brady Bill

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

Segregation

32.

What does John Lewis say is, "...the most powerful, nonviolent tool we have to create a more perfect union"?

a)

Complaining

b)

Tweeting

c)

Violence

d)

Voting

33.
Roderick's death is caused by ____________
a)
Murder
b)
Fear
c)
Suicide
d)
The collapse of the house
34.
Roderick's mental state can best be described as___________
a)
Optimistic and relaxed
b)
Extremely agitated
c)
Slightly depressed
d)
Criminally insane
35.
The narrator is invited to the home of the Ushers to____________
a)
Meet Madeline
b)
Treat Madeline's illness
c)
Cheer his friend Roderick
d)
Attend Madeline's funeral
36.

Which of the following is the most accurate description of what happens to Madeline Usher in “The Fall of the House of Usher”?

a)

She dies, is buried by her brother, but then returns to life to terrorize her brother and the narrator.

b)

She appears to die, is mistakenly entombed, but then revives and forces her way to freedom before dying.

c)

She pretends to die, is taken for dead and is buried, but then emerges from her crypt to destroy the house.

d)

She nearly dies, recovers through a doctor’s help, but then is thrown into an underground cell by her brother.

37.

Which of the following words best describes the mood, or overall feeling, established in "House Taken Over"?

a)

violent

b)

creepy

c)

depressed

d)

lonely

38.

At the beginning of "House Taken Over," how do the narrator and his sister Irene spend most of their days. Choose Two options

a)

sleeping

b)

knitting

c)

shopping

d)

cleaning

e)

harvesting crops

39.

Who is the Windigo speaking to?

a)

the mother

b)

the child

c)

another Windigo

40.

Who is the Speaker in the poem "Windigo"?

a)

The Child

b)

The Mother

c)

The Monster

d)

A Third Person Narrator

41.

What happens to the vain old woman who surrounds herself with mirrors?

a)

She goes crazy and smashes them all.

b)

She disappears into the mirrors and takes other people.

c)

She disappears into the mirrors to give compliments to other people.

42.

What object is Kezia's favorite in the doll's house?

a)

The mother doll

b)

The windows

c)

The lamp

d)

The chimney

43.

How does Lena taunt Lil Kelvey?

a)

She teases Lil about her clothes.

b)

She tells Lil that she's going to be a servant.

c)

She calls Else a dog.

d)

She steals Lil's hat.

44.

Why are the Burnell girls not allowed to speak to the Kelvey girls.

a)

The don't own a doll house

b)

Their mom is a washer woman

c)

They are mean to them

d)

They are poorly behaved at school

45.

In “Fences,” what point is the poet making when the mother repeats, “It’s their beach. / It’s their beach”?

a)

It is sad to see poor people who don't feel they can use their own beach.

b)

It is unusual to see fences on the beach.

c)

It tells the story of children playing in the sand.

d)

It shows the difference between a lake beachfront and an ocean beachfront.

46.

In “Fences,” what is the reason the poet uses the title “Fences”?

a)

To refer to the fences around his home.

b)

To make the reader think there are tall fences in the park.

c)

To show that there is a difference between the homes.

d)

To show the barrier between the tourists and the speaker and her family.

47.

What is the main trait that makes teenagers unpopular? (According to R.O.T.G)?

a)

being different

b)

being aggressive

c)

being a gossip

d)

being shy

48.

Which of these quotations best expresses the central idea of “Revenge of the Geeks”?

a)

For many, … high school is the “first foray into the adult world where [kids] have to think about their own status.”

b)

Geeks profit from their technological knowhow.

c)

In the adult world, being out is in.

d)

[Students] need to know before graduation that being different is not a problem but a strength.

49.

. Which of the following statements best expresses the central idea of “The Raven”?

a)

Happiness is fleeting.

b)

The narrator will grieve Lenore's death forever.

c)

The poet will never sleep again.

d)

Grief is a manifestation of insanity.