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Ethnic Studies (Protest)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The student protest that occurred at Kent State University on May 4th, 1970 can be categorically listed as a :

a)

Strike

b)

Walk-Out

c)

Boycott

d)

Movement

e)

Massacre

2.

The Delano to Sacramento march up hwy. 99, to protest unfair labor practices, in the Central Valley, Ca., came from the notion of doing this act first:

a)

March

b)

Strike

c)

Boycott

d)

Movement

e)

Walk Out

3.

The Matchstick Girls were among the first groups to do what?

(a)  

4.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was an effort to thwart what inconsistency in our Republic?

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Inequality

c)

Racial Discrimination

d)

Bigotry

e)

All answers are correct

5.

A collection of State and Local statues that legalized racial segregation.

a)

Jim Otto

b)

Jimmy Dean

c)

Jim Crow

d)

Black Codes

6.

Strict local and state laws that detailed where, when and how people of color could work, vote, and buy property.

a)

Black Codes

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

13th Amendment

d)

The Ku Klux Klan

7.

San Francisco State 1968.

a)

Strike

b)

Sit-in

c)

Walk Out

d)

Protest

e)

All answers are correct

8.

Black Action Movement (B.A.M.)...University of Michigan 1970, 1987

a)

Protest

b)

March

c)

Boycott

d)

Strike

e)

All answers are correct

9.

Freedom of Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition and Religion.

a)

1st Amendment

b)

4th Amendment

c)

14th Amendment

d)

5th Amendment

e)

None of the answers are correct.

10.

Legal term or system that is designed to judge in a general sense who should be accorded a benefit or burden when the law is applied to a person's factual circumstances.

a)

Fairness

b)

Justice

c)

Equality

d)

Liberty

e)

Natural Laws

11.

No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States;

a)

First Amendment

b)

Second Amendment

c)

14th Amendment

d)

Fifth Amendment

e)

15th Amendment

12.

Hope.

a)

Aspiration

b)

Reflect on our impact and process of our actions to become better people.

c)

Build across communities to create a better world for all people.

d)

Believe and have faith that things will get better.

13.

The study of the histories, experiences, cultures, and issues of racial-ethnic groups in the United States.

a)

All answers are correct.

b)

Multi-Ethnic Studies

c)

Ethnic Studies

d)

Multi-Cultural Studies

e)

None of the answers are correct.

14.

Soul Power.

a)

Community

b)

Transformation

c)

Critical Consciousness

d)

Reflection

e)

Solidarity

15.

The first form of protest that started the Civil Rights Movement, began with this act in 1960:

a)

Strike

b)

Sit-In

c)

Walk-Out

d)

Boycott

e)

March

16.

The Student led protests at A.A. Stagg HS, and Thomas Edison HS, are usually of this category:

a)

Sit-In

b)

Strike

c)

Walk-Out

d)

Boycott

e)

March

17.

The Labor March from Delano to Stockton, to Sacramento, was because of this:

a)

Poor Working Conditions

b)

Long Working Hours for Farm Laborer's

c)

No Medical, Dental or Pension-based

Benefits

d)

No Maternity Leave

e)

All Answers are Correct

18.

Jim Crow Laws were local policies that segregated race, ethnicity and religion, mostly in the Southern United States, during the 1950s and 1960s.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know.

d)

Most Likely.

e)

What Happen?

19.

What was one result of the activism shown in these photographs?

a)

It reduced the ability of the courts to decide the constitutionality

of suffrage.

b)

It prompted lawmakers to reinstate poll taxes for voting.

c)

It reduced the influence of special interest groups devoted to

expanding suffrage.

d)

It brought national attention to problems associated with voting.

20.

MLK Jr. said "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their _____________."

a)

hair

b)

eyes

c)

skin

d)

shoes

21.

Justice means

a)

fighting

b)

doing the right thing for all people

c)

controlling people

d)

giving something to someone for money

22.

(2021) How did the decision in this 1950 case benefit minorities?

a)

By setting a precedent for Brown v. Board of Education

b)

By reinforcing the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

By giving state governments the power to create school programs

d)

By allowing for the creation of religious schools

23.
What protest would Martin Luther King have opposed?
a)
Sit-In
b)
Bus Boycott
c)
March on Washington
d)
Race Riots
24.
Protests in the 1950s and 1960s against the unfair treatment of African Americans and other minorities.
a)
Civil Rights Movement
b)
Civil Disobediences
c)
Affirmative Action
25.
A form of nonviolent protest where people stop buying a product?
a)
march
b)
boycott
c)
sit in
d)
activist
26.

The movements led by Dr. King and Cesar Chavez were similar in that both -

a)

used civil disobedience to bring about social change

b)

supported attempts to overthrow the government

c)

boycotted agricultural crops

d)

were elected to national political office

27.

What was the significance of the Chicano Movement in the context of civil rights?

a)

It focused on the rights of African Americans.

b)

It addressed the rights and issues of Mexican Americans.

c)

It was a movement for women's rights.

d)

It aimed to end the Vietnam War.

28.

(2017)These murals were painted during the 1970s in California.

This artistic movement demonstrates the contributions of which culture to U.S. art?

a)

Hispanic American

b)

Chinese American

c)

Irish American

d)

African American

29.

These murals were painted during the 1970s in California. This artistic movement demonstrates the contributions of which culture to U.S. art?

a)

Mexican Americans

b)

Chinese Americans

c)

Irish Americans

d)

African Americans

30.

The process of moving to another country to take up permanent residence.

a)

Immigration

b)

Urbanization

c)

Migration

d)

Nativism

31.

Which provision of the U.S. Constitution reflects this grievance?

a)

The president can appoint justices with the advice and consent of the Senate

b)

Congress has the power to establish federal courts.

c)

The commerce clause allows Congress to regulate trade among the states

d)

Congress can override a presidential veto with a two-thirds majority vote in both houses

32.

Which of the following are rights of a US citizen?

(Choose 3)

a)

eat broccoli

b)

vote

c)

freedom of religion

d)

freedom of speech

33.

A person who leaves his or her country to live somewhere else.

a)

Immigrant

b)

emigrant

c)

Extradite

d)

increment

34.

Why is it important to learn about different cultures?

a)

To make better food

b)

It's not important

c)

To understand and appreciate the diversity in the world

d)

To learn new video games

35.
Ethnicity is associated with _____ ancestry, while race is associated with _____ ancestry. 
a)
cultural: biological 
b)
biological: cultural 
c)
cultural: religious 
d)
religious: cultural 
36.

The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was sponsored by Senator Lyndon Johnson and was the:

a)

only legislation to try to help African Americans

b)

driving force for protests against segregation.

c)

first proposed legislation to pass since Reconstruction

d)

reason why segregation ended

37.

After the arrest of Rosa Parks, a boycott was organized and even African American            joined the protest.

a)

churches

b)

sports teams

c)

colleges

d)

high schools

38.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was founded by Martin Luther King Jr. and others in order to:

a)

raise awareness of the struggles of Christians

b)

challenge religious injustices

c)

raise money for those arrested for civil disobedience

d)

challenge racial segregation and urge civil rights

39.

In 1960, African American college students began a sit-in campaign by:

a)

sitting in the doorway of white only buildings

b)

sitting in the middle of sidewalks to disrupt white businesses

c)

sitting at restaurant counters reserved for whites only

d)

sitting by white only water fountains

40.

Which court case overturned the legal idea of "separate but equal" and outlawed racial segregation in public schools?

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Texas v. Johnson

d)

Brown v. Board

41.

The case of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) determined that "separate but equal" facilities for black and white people was constitutionally acceptable, providing a legal basis for:

a)

Desegregation

b)

Jim Crow

c)

the Civil War

d)

World War I

42.

What tactic did MLK encourage his followers to practice?

a)

Armed self-defense

b)

Non-Violence

c)

Cooperation with the USSR

43.

Thurgood Marshall was the first:

a)

African American Supreme Court Judge

b)

Man on the moon

c)

Leader of United Farm Workers

d)

Vietnam vet to testify before Congress

44.

The goal of Freedom Summer was to:

a)

Desegregate southern universities

b)

Protest the Vietnam War

c)

Register African Americans to vote

d)

Test integration on interstate buses

45.

Which of the following figures was notable for fighting for the rights of migrant farm workers?

a)

Cesar Chavez

b)

Gloria Steinem

c)

Dennis Banks

d)

Harvey Milk

46.

Betty Friedan, an early figure in the feminist movement, wrote:

a)

Silent Spring

b)

The Feminine Mystique

c)

A Clockwork Orange

d)

The Thing We Carried

47.

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA):

a)

failed to be ratified by the required number of states

b)

was added to the constitution in the 80s

c)

died in a congressional committee before debate on the floor

d)

Had wide-spread support among the New Right

48.

In response to the refusal of Little Rock to integrate Central High School:

a)

It was appealed to the Supreme Court to overturn the integration order

b)

Bus boycotts were organized

c)

The governor of Arkansas was convinced to abandon his racist views

d)

President Eisenhower sent the national guard to escort the students

49.
What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a)
It gave African-American women the right to vote
b)
It made literacy tests to vote illegal
c)
It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
d)
It allowed all African-Americans to vote
50.
Which US president signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a)
Lyndon B. Johnson
b)
John F. Kennedy

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