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Ms Pires Emmett Till Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Emmett Till born?

a)

Richmond

b)

Chicago

c)

New York

2.

Where did Emmett Till die?

a)

Richmond

b)

Alabama

c)

Money, Mississippi

d)

New York City

3.

Why was Emmett Till in Mississippi?

a)

To visit his family

b)

To go on vaction

c)

For school

4.

What decision did Emmett's mother make that impacted the Civil Rights movement?

a)

Spoke out on the news

b)

Testified in court

c)

Had an open casket funeral

d)

Marched in Mississippi

5.

what was his age when he died

a)

12

b)

11

c)

16

d)

14

6.

What happened to the two men that brutally killed Emmett Till?

a)

They received the death penalty

b)

Nothing, they were acquitted

c)

Life in jail, no parole

d)

They were murdered

7.
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
8.
Which of the following is true about Emmett Till's murder? 
a)
The crime was never solved. 
b)
It took place in Michigan. 
c)
It was the catalyst of the Civil Rights Movement. 
d)
it took place in 1975.
9.

Which statement best describes how Mamie Till was affected by her son’s death?

a)

Mamie Till was embarrassed her son was murdered and withdrew from public view.

b)

Mamie Till felt that she needed to share what happened to her son to show how bad racism was in the South.

c)

Mamie Till was inspired to fight for the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.

d)

Mamie Till was celebrated after she forgave the killers of her son during an interview with Look Magazine.

10.

Emmett's body was in a severe state of decomposition when it was found, apart from the damage to the face, making identification difficult, however a certain item found on the corpse helped to identify it as Emmett. What was it?

a)

A watch

b)

A ID bracelet

c)

A necklace

d)

A ring