WorksheetsTEST - Quest for Justice - Week 8
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
"Brown vs. Board of Education" by Walter Dean Myers is regarded (known) as which of the following?
Supreme Court cases arguing the constitutionality of segregation.
Coordinated group of lawsuits culminating in one case that argued the constitutionality of "separate but equal".
Court case that held that segregation did not violate the Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment
Case establishing principle of judicial review as the power of federal courts to declare legislative/executive acts unconstitutional
What is the main idea of the section "Brown v. Board Of Education"?
The case meant the end of separating students by race in public schools.
The case required all children in the United States to attend public schools.
The case required Kansas to give black schools the same amount of money as white schools.
The case meant that separate schools could offer equal education.
"A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry. "Jimmy took it in a tired kind of way. He had served nearly ten months of a four year sentence. He had expected to
stay only about three months, at the longest. When a man with as many friends on the outside as Jimmy Valentine had is received in the "stir" it is hardly worth while to cut his hair."
Which statement best summarizes this excerpt?
Jimmy had already served 10 months and didn't feel that he could last much longer in prison.
All of Jimmy's friends were not in prison and he was planning to "break out".
Because Jimmy was innocent, he would be leaving soon once his friends testified for him.
Jimmy was disappointed that he had to serve 10 months considering all the "important" friends he had, however, he still served just a short time.
"A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry. Which statement MOST ACCURATELY shows the fact that Jimmy intends to continue his "old habits"?
"Got anything on?" asked Mike Dolan, genially.
"There on the floor was still Ben Price's collar-button that had been torn from that eminent detective's shirt-band when they had overpowered Jimmy to arrest him."
"He got his key and went upstairs, unlocking the door of a room at the rear."
"In half an hour Jimmy went down stairs and through the cafe. He was now dressed in tasteful and well-fitting clothes, and carried his dusted and cleaned suit-case in his hand."
"A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry. "A young lady crossed the street, passed him at the corner and entered a door over which was the sign, "The Elmore Bank." Jimmy Valentine looked into her eyes, forgot what he was, and became another man."
Choose the BEST summary.
Jimmy changed his identity to sneak into the bank.
Jimmy was so impressed with the young lady that he lefty the bank.
Jimmy saw someone that he thought might recognize him.
Jimmy saw a young lady that made him forget about stealing.
"A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry. Select the statement that Best shows Jimmy's sincere attempt to change.
I want you to wind up some
little matters for me.
After I get married I'm going to sell out and go West, where there won't be so much danger of having old scores brought up against me.
I
wouldn't touch a dollar of another man's money now for a million.
I'll bring along the tools with me.
"A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry - Which of the following best illustrates the resolution of the story?
Jimmy retrieved his own reformation when he told the truth.
Jimmy had changed so much that Ben Price did not recognize him.
Ben Price retrieves Jimmy's reformation for him.
Ben price takes Jimmy back to prison to retrieve his reformation.
Marshall took the case "Brown vs. the Board of Education" to the Supreme Court and won. What were the results of this success?
It gave Linda Brown the freedom to attend the school close to her home.
It showed that "separate but equal" was not truly equal.
It ended all segregation in public schools.
All answers are correct.
According to the author of "Emancipation," what was the toughest decision Lincoln faced as president during the Civil War?
He had to decide what to do about rebels in the South.
He had to decide what to do about slavery.
He had to decide which generals to trust.
He had to decide how to keep the border states loyal.
What statement best summarizes the main idea of "Emancipation"?
Without the Emancipation Proclamation, the Confederacy would have won the war.
The Emancipation Proclamation was not popular in either North or the South.
Lincoln's handling of the slavery issue disappointed the abolitionists.
Lincoln faces many pressures and restrictions in dealing with slavery.
According to the author of "Emancipation," what did Lincoln believe was the main reason to go to was against the Confederacy?
to punish the traitors who had formed the Confedracy
to restore the Union, making the United States one nation again
to emancipate, or free, the slaves in the Southern and border states
to keep the loyal border states in the Union
In "O Captain! My Captain!" which historycal event is the poet mourning?
the deafeat of the Confederacy
the victory of the Union
the assasination of President Lincoln
the death of Walt Whitman's father
Who is the captain in "O Captain! My Captain!?
General Pope
President Lincoln
Walt Whitman
General McClellan
In this first line from "O Captain! My Captain" what does the "fearful trip" refer to?
O Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done
the Civil War
the presidency
the battle at Antietam Creek
Lincoln's life
How does the speaker feel about the captain?
Speaker is jealous of the captain.
Speaker dislikes the captain's leadership.
The speaker cares deeply about the captain.
The speaker is indifferent to the captain.
Which describes the mood on the ship versus the mood on the shore?
Shore was sad and ship was joyful
Shore was celebrating and ship was mournful
Ship was cheerful and shore was also happy
Both the ship and the shore were mournful
