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Civil Rights Movement Quick Check

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was MLK's official occupation?

a)

Attorney

b)

Judge

c)

Medical Doctor

d)

Pastor

2.

Whose non-violent methods of civil disobedience was MLK influenced by

a)

George Washington

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

John Lewis

d)

Mohandas Gandhi

3.

In 1963, John Lewis moved to Atlanta to become the chairman of what organization?

a)

SCLC

b)

SNCC

c)

NAACP

d)

CCC

4.

When John Lewis led over 600 marchers across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama; what was the goal of the protesters?

a)

To integrate schools in the South

b)

To extend voting rights to all people

c)

To rally members of the SCLC

d)

To boycott public transportation in Atlanta

5.

Check all of the items that John Lewis was involved with

a)

Sit-ins

b)

Freedom Riders

c)

SNCC

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

6.

The goal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was to end segregation by…

a)

refusing to use segregated facilities.

b)

using force against police.

c)

arming civil rights activists.

d)

using non-violent methods of protest.

7.

Marched with MLK, civil rights leader, Head of SNCC, current state representative for Georgia’s 5th district

a)

John Lewis

b)

Ellis Arnall

c)

Herman Talmadge

d)

Lester Maddox

8.

Born in Georgia, civil rights leader, gave "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington, leader of the SCLC

a)

John Lewis

b)

Herman Talmadge

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

Lester Maddox

9.

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year to Dr. King's home town of _____________.

a)

Albany

b)

Montgomery

c)

Birmingham

d)

Atlanta

10.

Which organization did MLK Jr. start?

a)

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

b)

Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee

c)

National Associations for the Advancement of Colored People

d)

Southern Christian Leadership Committee

11.

Which civil rights organization played a major role in "sit-ins" and "freedom rides" and served as the main organization for high school and college-aged activists during the Civil Rights movement?

a)

Montgomery Improvement Association

b)

Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee

c)

Black Panthers

d)

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

12.

What does SNCC stand for?

a)

Southern Natives Communication Committee

b)

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

c)

Students Not Computer Controllers

d)

Southern Native Civil Commission

13.
The first African American mayor of any major city in the South
a)
Andrew Young
b)
Martin Luther King jr
c)
Maynard Jackson
d)
Jesse Jackson
14.
This mayor of Atlanta is credited with bringing the 96 Olympics to Georgia. 
a)
Andrew Young
b)
Maynard Jackson
c)
Jesse Jackson
d)
William Hartsfield
15.

Civil Rights Movement, SCLC, voter registration drives, describes what person?

a)

Maynard Jackson

b)

Andrew Young

c)

Lester Maddox

d)

John Lewis

16.

Who is the list describing?

-U.N. Ambassador

-Atlanta Mayor

-1st African American Congressman from GA since Reconstruction

-Top aid to Martin Luther King, Jr.

a)

William Hartsfield

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Lester Maddox

d)

Andrew Young

17.

As a mayor of Atlanta, who helped to EXPAND the Atlanta airport to make Atlanta a center for aviation in the South?

a)

Ellis Arnall

b)

William Hartsfield

c)

Eugene Talmadge

d)

Maynard Jackson

18.

Which African American politician began as an aide to Martin Luther King, Jr. and was the first African American Senator elected since Reconstruction?

a)

Maynard Jackson

b)

Benjamin Mays

c)

Andrew Young

d)

Lester Maddox