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Chapter 14 Civil Rights Movement Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Brown vs. Board of Education was a famous case heard by the United States Supreme Court in 1954. The court ruled that it is illegal to:
a)
Allow children to work long hours in factories
b)
Segregate schools based on people’s skin color
c)
Pay black people less than white people for similar work
d)
Return an escaped slave to his/her master  
2.
 Martin Luther King Jr gave the famous “I Have A Dream” speech at what event?
a)
Freedom Rides
b)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
c)
March on Washington
d)
March from  Selma to Montgomery
3.
How was the Montgomery Bus Boycott effective?
a)
It gave free transportation to African Americans
b)
It segregated buses in America
c)
 It made Rosa Parks lots of money
d)
It helped de-segregate buses in America
4.
What are Civil Rights?
a)
Rights that only some citizens get
b)
Rights that all citizens get
c)
 Rights that are civil
d)
Rights that are controlled by the president
5.
 Martin Luther King Jr believed in
a)
Violent protests
b)
Really loud protests
c)
Non-violent protests
d)
Violence  when needed protests
6.
 Rosa Parks was arrested here when she refused to give up her seat on the bus. Also the site of a major bus boycott.
a)
 Atlanta, GA
b)
Montgomery, AL
c)
Washington, D.C. 
d)
Savannah, GA
7.
Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks were part of what movement in the 1950s and 1960s?
a)
Anti-Immigration Movement
b)
Free Silver Movement
c)
Urban Renewal Movement
d)
Civil  Rights Movement
8.
What was the main focus of Dr. King's famous speech?
a)
Getting more money for America's black population
b)
Convincing everyone to live in peace and tranquility
c)
Celebrating the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Ending segregation and racial injustice in America
9.

The policy of "separate but equal" was used to

a)

increase the number of political parties.

b)

justify the practice of legal racial segregation.

c)

prevent the passage of unfair laws.

d)

halt the creation of independent school districts.

10.

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlaw?

a)

denying the right to vote based on race or color

b)

denying the right to vote based on gender

c)

allowing people to vote multiple times

d)

allowing people under the age of 21 to vote

11.
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
12.
What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
a)
It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
b)
It allowed African-Americans to run for political office
c)
It ended segregation in school
d)
It made poll taxes illegal
13.
The March on Washington is most famous for...
a)
causing race riots in Washington, D.C.
b)
200,000 people worked together to get the right to vote
c)
MLK gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech
14.
Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
a)
Segregation on buses became illegal after a couple of days of boycotting
b)
Segregation on buses became illegal after months of boycotting
c)
African-Americans blocked the streets preventing buses from operating
d)
Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat
15.

What is the separation of people based on their skin color?

a)

Segregation

b)

Seperation

c)

Keeping Apart

d)

Division

16.

What were the laws designed to keep white people and black people apart called?

a)

Segregation Laws

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Seperation Laws

d)

Separate but Equal Laws

17.

Which of the following were examples of places that were segregated during the Civil Rights Movement?

a)

Buses

b)

Restrooms/Water Fountains

c)

Houses

d)

All of the above

18.

Which important Civil Rights figure refused to give up his/her spot on the bus after a long day of work?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Eleanor Roosevelt

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Thurgood Marshall

19.

After Rosa Parks was arrested, who led the protest to boycott busses called the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

John F. Kennedy

20.

What is one way that Thurgood Marshall contributed to the Civil Rights movement?

a)

He won the court case Brown v. Board of Education which led to the desegregation of public schools.

b)

He introduced the Civil Rights Act of 1965 which increased equality in the American workplace.

c)

He pressured the Supreme Court to pass a voting rights bill that made poll taxes and literacy tests illegal.

d)

He overturned the court case Dred Scott v. Sandford which led to the end of slavery in the United States.

21.

The policy of "separate but equal" was used to

a)

increase the number of political parties.

b)

justify the practice of legal racial segregation.

c)

prevent the passage of unfair laws.

d)

halt the creation of independent school districts.

22.

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlaw?

a)

denying the right to vote based on race or color

b)

denying the right to vote based on gender

c)

allowing people to vote multiple times

d)

allowing people under the age of 21 to vote

23.
Nonviolent protest, where protesters occupied space in order to protest segregation.
a)
Sit-In
b)
Freedom Rides
c)
Selma March
d)
Filibuster
24.

Why did the Freedom Riders ride interstate buses?

a)

to get to sit-in at lunch counters in Nashville

b)

to determine if the new Civil Rights Act was being followed in Alabama

c)

to determine if illegal segregation was still occurring on interstate buses

d)

to get to protest that were located in Alabama

25.

How did the March on Washington impact the Civil Rights Movement?

a)

It ended discrimination across the South.

b)

It influenced Congress to pass civil rights legislation.

c)

It forced the federal government to take away citizen's rights to protest.

d)

It led to a decline in civil rights participation.