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Civil Rights Quiz (assessment)

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define segregation

a)

to refuse to buy, use, or go to, in order to make a protest or bring about a change.

b)

the practice of separating people according to groups, especially racial groups.

c)

the process of bringing all parts together into a whole.

d)

an objection or complaint

2.

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

3.

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

4.

What group during the Civil Rights Movement allowed members to use all necessary means to defend and provide for their community?

a)

Southern Peace Corps

b)

NAACP

c)

SNCC

d)

Black Panthers

5.

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

6.

What happened as a result of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the 24th Amendment?

a)

Expanded the political and economic opportunities for minorities

b)

Decreased the political and economic opportunities for minorities

7.

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

8.
Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.
a)
Sweatt v. Painter
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Mendez v. Kirby ISD
9.
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
10.
Act that eliminated the so-called literacy tests that had disqualified many voters.
a)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
b)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
c)
Brown vs. the Board of Education
d)
Roe Vs. Wade
11.
What state laws created separate public facilities for African Americans in the South?
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
affirmative action
c)
Civil Rights Acts
d)
Force Acts
12.
 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
13.
Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court Justice, first became famous for which of the following:
a)
Organizing the March on Washington
b)
Not giving us his bus seat
c)
Winning the court case of Brown versus Board of Education
d)
Giving African Americans the right to vote
14.
What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
a)
It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
b)
It allowed blacks to run for public office
c)
It ended segregation in schools
d)
It made poll taxes illegal
15.
Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
a)
Segregation on buses became illegal a few days after Rosa Parks began the protest
b)
Thousands of blacks blocked the streets so that buses could not finish their routes
c)
Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat to a white person
d)
Segregation of buses became illegal after many months of protesting
16.

What was the purpose of the Sit-Ins?

a)

to practice self-control

b)

to relax

c)

to peacefully protest segregated restaurants and force change

d)

to encourage the government to step in and change the housing laws

17.

What event is being described below:


A father sued city of Topeka, KS because his daughter, could not attend the school closest to their home since she was black.

a)

Brown vs. Board of Education

b)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

c)

Housen vs. Board of Education

d)

September court case

18.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted ______________.

a)

over 1 year

b)

4 years and 7 months

c)

6 months and 3 days

d)

1 day

19.

What's the formal name for breaking laws that were thought to be unjust in a peaceful way to get them changed?

a)

"No go" protest

b)

Rioting

c)

Nontraditional protest

d)

Civil Disobedience

20.

True or False: Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X both believed in non-violent protest as the way to get their equal rights.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

21.

Which Civil Rights icon was born in Omaha, Nebraska, changed his last name and believed that equality would only be reached through extreme measures (by any means necessary).

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Malcolm X

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

John Lewis

22.

What are THREE ways that African-Americans non-violently worked toward equality?

a)

Boycotts

b)

Sit-ins

c)

Lynchings

d)

Civil Disobedience

e)

Riots & looting