WorksheetsCivil Rights Movement Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
During the first half of the 20th century, African Americans realized that more could be done to promote equal rights if they __________.
made movies about equal rights
sponsored international conferences on equal rights
moved to the East Coast where they could have better access to national politicians
organized and worked together in groups
Which Alabama city was home to many important events in the Civil Rights Movement?
Huntsville
Montgomery
Mobile
Tuscaloosa
What childhood moment started Martin Luther King Jr. on the path to becoming a civil rights leader?
when he traveled to Ghana and experienced what it was like to not be discriminated against
when his uncle did not receive the promotion he deserved because of racial discrimination
when he had a dream of an angel calling him to become a civil rights leader
when someone pulled a curtain between his family and the others on the train
What belief is Martin Luther King Jr. most famous for?
his belief in nonviolent resistance
his belief in a nonjudgmental deity
his belief in television as an agent for social change
his belief in the prophetic nature of dreams
What happened when African American protesters refused to fight back during demonstrations?
Many of them died.
People all over the world began to speak out in favor of the Civil Rights Movement.
The attackers felt guilty and joined the Civil Rights Movement.
More and more people joined the Civil Rights Movement.
What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
the day Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus
a month when lack of gasoline shut down the bus lines in Montgomery
13 months when African Americans in Montgomery refused to ride the bus
five months when the Montgomery City Council shut down the bus lines
Which Alabama politician apologized to civil rights leaders for his outspoken support of segregation later in his life?
Albert Brewer
Lurleen Wallace
George Wallace
John Patterson
Who led the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma?
Fred Shuttlesworth
George Wallace
Hugo Black
John Lewis
The Civil Rights Memorial honors those who gave their lives for civil rights.
True
False
What was a major goal of the Civil Rights Movement regarding schools?
To make school longer.
To end racial segregation in schools.
To close all schools.
To make school uniforms mandatory.
What was segregation?
Mixing different races in schools.
Allowing everyone to vote.
Separating people based on their race.
Sharing buses and trains equally.
What was a common method used to prevent African Americans from voting before the Civil Rights Movement?
Offering free transportation to voting stations.
Mandatory voting for everyone.
Literacy tests and poll taxes.
Online voting.
Who were Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley?
students at the University of Alabama
Freedom Riders who traveled through the U.S.
leaders in the Civil Rights Movement
African American girls killed in a church bombing in Birmingham
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
a preacher in Montgomery
first African American Supreme Court justice
a student at the University of Alabama
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 was also called ________?
Segregation Law
Open Housing Law
Poll Tax Amendment
Civil Rights Restoration
