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Civil Rights Quiz 2

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the Supreme Court opinion in Brown v. Board of Education, what is the importance of the Fourteenth Amendment to the case?

a)

The amendment requires that all citizens be treated equally under the law.

b)

The amendment explicitly forbids segregation of schools on the basis of race.

c)

The amendment says that all citizens deserve the same educational opportunities.

d)

The amendment forbids differences in quality between various public institutions.

2.

Which statement best summarizes the opinion concerning segregation in Brown v. Board of Education?

a)

The Fourteenth Amendment does not mention public education.

b)

Some earlier court decisions allowed schools to segregate students on the basis of race.

c)

It is unconstitutional for public schools to segregate students on the basis of race.

d)

An earlier court decision allowed “separate but equal” school facilities for white and African American children.

3.

What was one of the results of Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Plessy saying segregation was illegal.

b)

The Supreme Court never made a ruling.

c)

The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal.

4.

Who led the Montgomery Bus Boycott after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

W.E.B. DuBois

d)

Martin Luther King

5.

What was the result of Rosa Parks getting kicked off the bus

a)

bus boycott

b)

riot

c)

sit-ins

d)

little rock nine

6.

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

7.

What organization created by W.E.B. Dubois sought immediate equality for minorities?

a)

WAC

b)

HUAC

c)

NAACP

d)

SNCC

8.

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

9.

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

10.

What acts of protest during the Civil Rights Movement encouraged the government to expand political and economic opportunities for minority citizens?

a)

March on Washington, Freedom Rides, Greensboro Sit-In, Montgomery Bus Boycott

b)

Black Panthers

c)

Mass Support Demonstrations

d)

Little Rock Nine

11.

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

12.

The Montgomery Bus boycott was inspired by

a)

Fannie Lou Hamer

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Stockley Carmichael

13.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed by

a)

John F. Kennedy (JFK)

b)

Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)

c)

Richard M. Nixon

14.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed what type of tests?

a)

Drivers Tests

b)

Poll Tests

c)

Literacy Tests

15.

What was the name of the project to secretly make the atomic bomb?

a)

Nashville Project

b)

Atomic Project

c)

Manhattan Project

d)

Alamo Project

16.
What cities were the first atomic bombs ever dropped on?
a)
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
b)
Tokyo & Taiwan
c)
New York and Los Angeles
d)
Berlin and Stalingrad
17.

Who was the Korean War between?

a)

U.S. and South Korea

b)

Russia and North Korea

c)

North Korea and South Korea

d)

North Korea and North Vietnam

18.
President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
a)
To expand trade with Europe
b)
To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
c)
To stop the spread of communism
d)
to send financial aid to Europe
19.
Who overthrew China during the Cold War and created a Communist government there?
a)
Miguel Gorbachev
b)
Fidel Castro
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Ho Chi Minh