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Civil Rights Era

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is this?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Lebron James

c)

Malcom X

d)

Yerosa Gemechu

2.

What decade was the most popular for the civil rights era?

a)

1920s

b)

1980s

c)

1950s

d)

2050s

3.

Where did the bus boycott that lasted a year originate?

a)

Philippines

b)

Montgomery

c)

Miami

d)

Sacramento

4.

What did college students do to protest against segregation in diners?

a)

Sit-ins

b)

Shootings

c)

Drive-ins

d)

Riots

5.

A leader that promoted violence in order to achieve the goal

a)

Malcom X

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Giannis Antetokounmpo

d)

Barack Obama

6.

The case that made "separate but equal" legal

a)

Brown V. Board of Education

b)

Plessy V. Ferguson

7.

Who was arrested for refusing to give up a seat on a bus?

a)

Jo Ann Robinson

b)

Dorothy Height

c)

Daisy Bates

d)

Rosa Parks

8.

What was March on Washington most Known for?

a)

The Riots

b)

The overwhelming amount of people at the march

c)

MLK's famous speech

d)

The funny signs that were held up

9.

What does BLM stand for?

a)

Baffling Latin Mythology

b)

Black Lives Matter

c)

Bloated Ludacris Monsters

d)

Beautiful Lion Mane

10.

What law was used to segregate people in public areas and facilities?

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Tim Horton Laws

c)

Bob Evans Laws

d)

Ronald McDonald Laws

11.

Which case reversed the "separate but equal" rule?

a)

US v. Nixon

b)

Brown V. Board of Education

c)

Roe V. Wade

d)

Plessy V. Ferguson

12.

What was the main point of MLK's "I Have A Dream" speech?

a)

To inspire and fight for freedom

b)

To scare white people

c)

To mourn the death of his mother

d)

To give entertainment

13.

Why were national guards sent to Little Rock?

a)

To keep African American students safe while going to school

b)

To prevent African American students from enrolling

c)

To kill all of the African American students

d)

To have a huge party

14.

What does KKK stand for?

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Kool Kids Klub

c)

Kitchen Kids King

d)

Karaoke Knight Karen

15.

Whose writings and practices inspired MLK Jr. and other nonviolent civil rights protesters

a)

Mohandas Gandhi

b)

James Meredith

c)

Henry David

d)

Malcolm x

16.

What is segregation?

a)

The enforced separation of racial groups. 

b)

To unite and give equal rights to racial groups.

c)

Different rules for each racial group

d)

Lifestyles of racial groups. 

17.

What organization was made for the advancement of colored people?

a)

Grammy

b)

USCT

c)

NAACP

d)

Oscars

18.

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees equal protection rights to all citizens

a)

The 14th Amendment

b)

The 15th Amendment

c)

The 16th Amendment

d)

The 17th Amendment

19.

When was slavery abolished in the US?

a)

1860

b)

1870

c)

1865

d)

1875

20.

Who was the 14-year-old black boy who was brutally murdered by white racists in Mississippi for whistling at a white woman

a)

Ether Smith

b)

Emmett Till

c)

Ethan Smith

d)

Michael Gordon