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Civil RIghts Movement

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the 1950s, which of the following technologies became the most dominant form of mass media?

a)

radio

b)

television

c)

computers

d)

newspapers

2.

The policy of "separate but equal" was used to

a)

increase the number of political parties.

b)

justify the practice of legal racial segregation and discrimination.

c)

prevent the passage of unfair laws.

d)

halt the creation of independent school districts.

3.
 An African American women who was asked to give up her seat on the bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama was
a)
Harriet B. Stowe
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Michelle Obama
d)
Coretta King
4.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted ______________.

a)

A little over 1 year

b)

4 years and 7 months

c)

6 months and 3 days

d)

1 day

5.

 In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr gave his famous speech at what event?

a)

Freedom Rides

b)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

c)

March on Washington

d)

March from  Selma to Montgomery

6.

What was Martin Luther King Jr's speech called?

a)

I Believe

b)

I Have Hope

c)

I Know We Can

d)

I Have a Dream

7.
What was the result of the Brown v. Board of Education case?
a)
Segregation in public schools became illegal
b)
African-Americans began playing profession sports
c)
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus
d)
MLK led a March on Washington
8.

Forcing African Americans to use separate drinking fountains, separate bathrooms, and separate waiting rooms is an example of

a)

Segregation in the South

b)

Desegregation in the South

c)

The effects of Brown vs. Board of Education.

d)

Segregation in the North

9.
Thurgood Marshall was an important part of the Civil Rights Movement because: 
a)

a. He was the first African American to be appointed Supreme Court Justice

b)

b.  He was the lawyer of Linda Brown in the historic Brown vs. Board of Education case

c)

He spoke during the march on Washington

d)

a.  Both A and B

10.

College students used__________to peacefully protest against segregation and discrimination in diners and at lunch counters.

a)

sit-ins

b)

freedom rides

c)

speeches

d)

death threats

11.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 declared...

a)

discrimination could not be based on someone's effort

b)

discrimination could not be based on someone's race, color, gender, religion, or national origin

c)

discrimination based on ability to perform was illegal

d)

discrimination could not be based on if you like the person

12.

Look carefully at this picture.

This is an example of...

a)

segregation

b)

integration

13.

Look carefully at this picture.

This is an example of...

a)

segregation

b)

integration

14.
What are Civil Rights?
a)

Rights that only certain citizens get

b)

Rights that all citizens get and that are granted by the laws of our country

c)

 Rights that are civil

d)

Rights that are controlled by the President of the United States

15.

In 1964, the 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution was added, outlawing literacy tests and poll taxes . How did literacy tests and poll taxes discriminate against African Americans?

a)

They kept many African Americans from voting.

b)

They prevented African Americans from attending certain schools.

c)

They kept many African Americans from finding employment.

d)

They segregated African Americans on buses and in restaurants.

16.

Laws that separated black people from white people (segregated) were called the ______________ Laws.

a)

Jim Crow

b)

Jim Jones

c)

Jim Bird

d)

Jim Dean

17.

Who were the Little Rock Nine?

a)

The 9 African American students who organized the sit-ins.

b)

The 9 African American students who were the first to attend a newly integrated high school in Arkansas.

c)

The 9 African American students who sued the Board of Education in Brown v. Board of Education

18.

What did a lot of Black veterans experience when they came back from WWII?

a)

equality

b)

discrimination

c)

chances to attend college for free

d)

travel

19.

Who became President after John F. Kennedy was assassinated?

a)

Lyndon B. Johnson

b)

Robert Kennedy

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Richard Nixon

20.

What organization fights for African American Civil Rights?

a)

Mothers Against Discrimination (MAD)

b)

National Organization of Women (NOW)

c)

Title IX

d)

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)