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Civil Rights Movement and Black Empowerment Quiz

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What court case made segregation of schools illegal in the 1950s?

a)

Guzman V. School

b)

Brown V. Board of Education

c)

Miranda V. Arizona

d)

Plessy V. Ferguson

2.

Which leader of the civil rights movement used non-violent civil disobedience to oppose segregation in the south?

a)

Dolores Huerta

b)

Malcom X

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Ceaser Chavez

3.

What movement during the 1920s helped inspire the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s?

a)

Great Migration

b)

Prohibition

c)

NAACP

d)

Harlem Renaissance

4.

During which event did Eisenhower send troops to Arkansas in order to desegregate a high school?

a)

Tuskegee Airmen

b)

Little Rock Nine

c)

Atomic Bombs

d)

Flying Tigers

5.

What event challenged the federal government to enforce the Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation?

a)

Sit-in

b)

Boycotts

c)

Freedom Rides

d)

March on Washington

6.

This Amendment guaranteed African Americans the right to vote -

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

7.

This Amendment made African Americans citizens guaranteed equal protection under the law -

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

8.

Laws created after Reconstruction to enforce segragation in public places -

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Black Codes

c)

Jim Pigeon Laws

d)

KKK Code

9.

U.S. Supreme Court case that made segregation legal in the U.S. - created the "seperate but equal" principle.

a)

Plessy V. Ferguson

b)

Brown V. Board of Education

c)

Hernanadez V. Texas

d)

Miranda V. Arizona

10.

Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional.

a)

Sweatt V. Painter

b)

Brown V. Board of Education

c)

Plessy V. Ferguson

d)

Hernandez V. Texas

11.

Removed barriers to black enfranchisement in the South, banning poll taxes, literacy tests, and other measures that effectively prevented African Americans from voting -

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

Voting Rights Act of 1865

c)

Votings Rights Act of 1982

12.
Who was arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a bus?
a)
Charlayne Hunter
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Rebecca L. Felton
13.
An organization formed in 1960 to coordinate sit-ins and other protests and to give young blacks a larger role in the civil rights movement.
a)
affirmative action
b)
de facto segregation
c)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 
d)
National Organization for Women 
14.
Where did the first sit-ins for civil rights take place?
a)
on busses
b)
in schools
c)
at polling places
d)
at lunch counters
15.
The main goal of the freedom riders was to 
a)
pressure the federal government to enforce the law banning segregation on interstate buses
b)
inspire students to protest in Birmingham against Jim Crow
c)
encourage Congress to pass Kennedy's civil rights agenda
d)
desegregate urban bus systems in the south
16.

What organization was Malcolm X affiliated with until 1964?

a)

The Federal Bureau of Investigation

b)

The NAACP

c)

The Nation of Islam

d)

S.H.I.E.L.D.

17.
 Using your background knowledge, decide which Civil Rights leader stated these words:
"Black people shouldn't be non-violent unless white people are going to be nonviolent."
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
Malcolm X
18.
Protests such as marches, sit-ins, and boycotts
a)
Violent Protest
b)
Non-violent Protest 
19.
After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, it was no longer legal to
a)
let African Americans ride the bus.
b)
deny someone of a job because of their race.
c)
fire someone for not doing their job.
d)
kick someone out of the military.
20.
Which Civil Rights leader advocated separation  for African Americans and was opposed to integration ?
a)
Martin Luther King
b)
Medgar Evers
c)
Malcolm X
d)
Eldrige Cleaver
21.

Outlawed racial discrimination in the workplace and in public places, including schools.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Voting Rights Act of 1964

22.

Which president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Kneily Stewart

c)

Lyndon B. Johnson

d)

Lester Maddox

23.
Which big event pushed Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
a)
the Montgomery Bus Boycott
b)
the outcome of Brown v. Board of Education
c)
the march on Selma, Alabama
d)
the March on Washington, D.C.
24.
 After 1877, racial segregation became widespread in the South primarily as a result of the
a)
decline of the Ku Klux Klan
b)
activities of the Freedmen’s Bureau
c)
passage of Jim Crow laws
d)
stationing of federal troops in the South
25.

What group/individuals sought to improve the treatment of migrant workers through boycotts and strikes?

a)

SNCC, Martin Luther King

b)

Black Panthers, Newton

c)

United Farm Workers Union, Dolores Huerta & Cesar Chavez

d)

Immigration Union, Dolores Huerta & Cesar Chavez

26.

The ​ (a)   was approved by both Houses of Congress in 1972, but it failed to be ratified by the states.

Choose from the below words
Equal Rights Amendment
Title IX
term limits for Congress people
American Indian Citizenship Act
27.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended poll taxes and literacy tests as a prerequisite to vote, resulting in -

a)

women gaining the right to vote

b)

veterans of the Korean War voting in larger numbers

c)

larger voter participation in the North than the South

d)

increased voting rates of minorities

28.
Which amendment did the Voting Right Act of 1965 reinforce?
a)
The 15th Amendment protects minorities' right to vote
b)
The 1st Amendment's freedom of speech
c)
The 13th Amendment makes slavery illegal
d)
The 10th Amendment allowing states to make voting laws
29.
What organization, created by WEB Dubois, advocated for rights for blacks and other minorities?
a)
NAACP
b)
NCAA
c)
NATO
d)
NAFTA
30.
student organization founded to help black citizens register to vote, led non-violent protests, sit-ins, and boycotts of business that would not serve blacks
a)
SNCC
b)
Albany Movement
c)
Brown v BOE
d)
Sibley commission
31.

What was an economic effect of the boycott on transportation?

a)

Transportation decline in economic revenue because less people were taking the bus

b)

Transportation economic revenue grew

c)

Economic gain because people stopped taking the bus

d)

Transportation decline in economic revenue because more people were taking the bus

32.

Match the following Civil Rights Organizations

a)

Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee

1.

Organized sit-ins and freedom rides

b)

NAACP

2.

Passed a series of lawsuits to try to end segregation

c)

Black Panther Party

3.

African-American revolutionary party advocating self-defense

d)

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

4.

Organized non-violent protest influenced by Dr. King directly.

33.

Explain the key differences between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. (Type Your Response)

4 lines
34.

Which event was the earliest advancement of the civil rights movement?

a)

Desegregation of the US military

b)

Sending troops to Little Rock

c)

Brown v Board of EDU

d)

Voting Rights Act

35.

What supreme court case overturned Plessy v Ferguson?

a)

Brown v Board of EDU

b)

Schenck v United States

c)

Miranda v Arizona

d)

Swann v Charlotte

36.

The NAACP, SCLC, SNCC, CORE, and the Black Panther Party all had what in common?

a)

the organizations had similar goals, they utilized a wide variety of strategies to try to improve civil rights

b)

the organizations had very different goals, they all pursued similar strategies to achieve civil rights.

c)

There was no overlap in goals and strategies between civil rights groups.

d)

All groups believed in strict adherence to the principles of civil disobedience.

37.

What organization did MLK Jr. mostly associate himself with?

a)

NAACP

b)

CORE

c)

SCLC

d)

SNCC

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