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Civil Rights Unit

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was Ruby Bridges?

a)

The first African-American to go to an all white school

b)

The youngest student to go to school

c)

The oldest student to go to school

2.
In the 1960s, black and white people couldn’t ride together on the bus, drink from the same fountains or go to the same schools. What was this separation called?
a)
compassion
b)
integration
c)
segregation
d)
determination
3.
What words describe Ruby Bridges' character?
a)
brave, kind, and smart
b)
brave, shy, and mean
c)
scared, rude, and mad
d)
happy, smart, and bossy
4.
What is the meaning of the word "attend" in the article?
a)
work
b)
go to
c)
walk toward
d)
 allow
5.

What job did Martin Luther King Jr. have?

a)

A Medical Doctor

b)

A Baptist Minister

c)

A Professor

d)

An Engineer

6.

What did MLK Jr. help to end?

a)

Slavery

b)

Intergration

c)

Segregation

d)

Civil Rights

7.

What did MLK Jr. lead and organize?

a)

Violent Protests against segregation and racism

b)

Non- Violent Protests against segregation and racism

c)

Important Church Parties

8.

What is the definition of segregation?

a)

separating or keeping apart based on race

b)

working together as one

c)

the act of treating someone unfairly

d)

Helping one another

9.

Who refused to give up her seat on the bus?

a)

Coretta King

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

10.

What is the meaning of the underlined term in the sentence below?

Martin Luther King Jr. led a bus boycott to protest segration on public buses.

a)

When people refuse to buy or do something

b)

Equal rights for ALL people

c)

The act of treating some unfairly.

11.

What was the main reason for Rosa Parks' arrest on December 1, 1955?

a)

Refusing to wear a seatbelt

b)

Not paying the bus fare

c)

Refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger

d)

Talking back to the bus driver

12.

What happened once the boycott came to a conclusion?

a)

Segregation intensified

b)

Segregation on buses remained legal

c)

The boycott never came to an end

d)

Segreagation on buses became illigal

13.

These people are _____________.

a)

violent

b)

protesting

c)

escaping

d)

separated

14.

If something bad is happening people should __________________.

a)

separate

b)

escape

c)

resist

d)

remember

15.

Justice means

a)

fighting

b)

doing the right thing for all people

c)

controlling people

d)

giving something to someone for money

16.
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
17.

The court said that segregation, or segregating by race is ___________.

a)

Equal and fair for all people

b)

Unequal and against the fourteenth amendment

c)

Equal and have freedom already through the law.

18.

Who should provide the education?

a)

The state, government

b)

The parents and families

c)

Citizens of America

19.

Where is the area with the most civil rights activity?

a)

Detroit, Michigan

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

Birmingham, Alabama

20.

What does the law say about Civil Rights?

a)

All citizens are equal.

b)

Citizens are never equal

c)

People may or may not be free