WorksheetsCivil Rights Movement Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
A. A Supreme Court case that ruled segregated facilities were legal.
B. A march in Selma for voting rights.
C. A protest against bus segregation that was sparked by Rosa Parks.
D. A speech given by Martin Luther King Jr.
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 aim to achieve?
A. To outlaw racial segregation in schools, public places, and workplaces.
B. To prohibit racial discrimination in voting.
C. To integrate public buses.
D. To allow peaceful protests for civil rights.
What was the significance of the March on Washington?
A. It was one of the largest protests in the nation. It was where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.
B. It was a Supreme Court case that ruled in favor of segregation.
C. It was a movement led by Thurgood Marshall.
D. It was a boycott against bus segregation.
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplish?
A. It allowed Rosa Parks to sit in the front of the bus.
B. It ended segregation & discrimination in public places & workplaces.
C. It was a march led by civil rights activists in Selma.
D. It was a Supreme Court case about education.
Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
A. A Supreme Court Justice.
B. The president of the United States during the Civil Rights Movement.
C. A civil rights activist known for nonviolent protests and his "I Have a Dream" speech.
D. The person who refused to give up her seat on a bus.
What is Rosa Parks known for?
A. Delivering the "I Have a Dream" speech.
B. Refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger & sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
C. The lead lawyer of the Brown v. Board of Education case.
D. The first woman to fly an airplane.
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
A. A civil rights activist who led the Selma March.
B. The lead lawyer in the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas court case. Known as "Mr. Civil Rights" & the first African American Supreme Court Justice.
C. The person who gave the 'I Have a Dream' speech.
D. The leader of the Black Panther Party.
What was the Civil Rights Movement?
A. A Supreme Court case.
B. A speech by Martin Luther King Jr.
C. A nationwide movement for equal rights for African Americans and an end to segregation.
D. A specific protest against bus segregation.
What was the outcome of Brown v. Board of Education?
It upheld the principle of "separate but equal".
It led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
It declared that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional (illegal).
Gave voting rights.
What was the Selma March primarily focused on?
A. Ending segregation in schools
B. Womens' rights
C. Voting rights for African Americans
D. The right to nonviolent protest.
What was the significance of the case Plessy v. Ferguson?
A. It ruled that segregation on public buses was unconstitutional.
B. It declared that separate public schools for black and white students were unconstitutional.
C. It ruled that segregated facilities for African Americans and whites were legal if they were of equal quality.
D. It was a protest march led by Martin Luther King Jr.
What was the result of the Supreme Court ruling in 1954 regarding public schools?
Segregation in public schools was made mandatory.
Segregation in public schools was declared illegal.
Segregation in public schools was not addressed.
Segregation in public schools was left to individual states to decide.
What event was led by Martin Luther King Jr. where police officers brutally beat protesters who were marching? The brutality was so bad President Johnson had to call in federal troops.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
A march from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights.
The organization of the Brown v. Board of Education court case.
The passing of a law that made segregation illegal in all public places.
What action did African Americans take in response to segregation in public transportation?
They organized a march to the state capital.
They continued to use public transportation.
They refused to use public transportation until it was desegregated.
They appealed to the Supreme Court for a ruling.
Integration means....
Separation of races
The ruling in a court case
To bring together people of all races
To boycott
