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Little Rock Nine Year 9

Total questions: 138

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Little Rock Nine Crisis took place in which state?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Alabama

c)

Arkansas

d)

Georgia

2.

Who created the policy to allow nine Black students to attend Little Rock's Central High School?

a)

US Supreme Court

b)

US Congress

c)

The Little Rock School Board

d)

The state of Arkansas

3.

Who ordered the Little Rock Nine not to be admitted into Central High School?

a)

Governor Orval Faubus

b)

The Little Rock School Board

c)

President Eisenhower

d)

The US Supreme Court

4.

Who physically prevented the Little Rock Nine from entering Central High School for nearly two weeks?

a)

The local police

b)

The US Army

c)

Members fo the Little Rock School Board

d)

The Arkansas National Gaurd

5.

Governor Faubus claimed that he prevented integration at Central High School because:

a)

The people of Little Rock did not want it.

b)

The Brown v. Board of Education case allowed schools to take their time.

c)

President Eisenhower encouraged him to.

d)

The Little Rock School Board asked him to.

6.

Days after the LR9 were first denied entry into the school, President Eisenhower supported Governor Faubus' decision.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

While the LR9 were waiting to go back to federal court, Governor Faubus kept the guards in front of the school with orders to admit only the white students.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

While waiting to return to court for a hearing on September 20th, President Eisenhower did not communicate with Governor Faubus.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

A federal court ordered the LR9 to be admitted into Central High School.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

After the federal court's ruling that the LR9 must be admitted into Central High, Governor Faubus:

a)

Kept the National Guard to help protect the LR9 from mob violence.

b)

Removed the Arkansas National Guard and left the city police to control the mob.

c)

Kept the National Guard in front of the school to prevent the children from entering.

d)

Removed the National Guard and all was peaceful as the LR9 entered the school.

11.

Because mob violence forced the LR9 out of the school, President Eisenhower:

a)

Sent in the US Army to protect the LR9 and put down the mob.

b)

Ignored the issue, and the LR9 did not attend school.

c)

Sent in the US Marines to control the mob.

d)

Publicly supported Governor Faubus for his segregationist policies.

12.

Which came first?

a)

The Little Rock School Board creating a policy of gradual integration

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Governor Faubus using state troops to prevent the LR9 from attending school

d)

President Eisenhower using the US Army to integrate Central High

13.

Which level of government created the policy of gradual integration at Central High School?

a)

Local

b)

State

c)

Federal

14.

Which level of government prevented the LR9 from entering Central High School?

a)

Local

b)

State

c)

Federal

15.

Which level of government used troops to protect the LR9?

a)

Local

b)

State

c)

Federal

16.

Which branch of government declared segregation unconstitutional?

a)

Judicial

b)

Legislative

c)

Executive

d)

Legislative and Executive

17.

Which branch of government enforces the laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial and Legislative

d)

Judicial and Executive

18.

What was the primary legal basis for the US Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

a)

States' rights to govern education

b)

The 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause

c)

The right to privacy

d)

The 1st Amendment's Freedom of Speech

19.

How did President Eisenhower respond to the crisis at Little Rock's Central High School?

a)

By supporting Governor Faubus' actions

b)

By ordering the withdrawal of federal troops

c)

By deploying the 101st Airborne Division to enforce integration

d)

By asking the Supreme Court to reverse its decision

20.

Which branch of government creates laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

21.

The Little Rock Nine Crisis took place in which state?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Alabama

c)

Arkansas

d)

Georgia

22.

Who created the policy to allow nine Black students to attend Little Rock's Central High School?

a)

US Supreme Court

b)

US Congress

c)

The Little Rock School Board

d)

The state of Arkansas

23.

Who ordered the Little Rock Nine not to be admitted into Central High School?

a)

Governor Orval Faubus

b)

The Little Rock School Board

c)

President Eisenhower

d)

The US Supreme Court

24.

Who physically prevented the Little Rock Nine from entering Central High School for nearly two weeks?

a)

The local police

b)

The US Army

c)

Members fo the Little Rock School Board

d)

The Arkansas National Gaurd

25.

Governor Faubus claimed that he prevented integration at Central High School because:

a)

The people of Little Rock did not want it.

b)

The Brown v. Board of Education case allowed schools to take their time.

c)

President Eisenhower encouraged him to.

d)

The Little Rock School Board asked him to.

26.

Days after the LR9 were first denied entry into the school, President Eisenhower supported Governor Faubus' decision.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

While the LR9 were waiting to go back to federal court, Governor Faubus kept the guards in front of the school with orders to admit only the white students.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

While waiting to return to court for a hearing on September 20th, President Eisenhower did not communicate with Governor Faubus.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

A federal court ordered the LR9 to be admitted into Central High School.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

After the federal court's ruling that the LR9 must be admitted into Central High, Governor Faubus:

a)

Kept the National Guard to help protect the LR9 from mob violence.

b)

Removed the Arkansas National Guard and left the city police to control the mob.

c)

Kept the National Guard in front of the school to prevent the children from entering.

d)

Removed the National Guard and all was peaceful as the LR9 entered the school.

31.

Because mob violence forced the LR9 out of the school, President Eisenhower:

a)

Sent in the US Army to protect the LR9 and put down the mob.

b)

Ignored the issue, and the LR9 did not attend school.

c)

Sent in the US Marines to control the mob.

d)

Publicly supported Governor Faubus for his segregationist policies.

32.

Which came first?

a)

The Little Rock School Board creating a policy of gradual integration

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Governor Faubus using state troops to prevent the LR9 from attending school

d)

President Eisenhower using the US Army to integrate Central High

33.

Which level of government created the policy of gradual integration at Central High School?

a)

Local

b)

State

c)

Federal

34.

Which level of government prevented the LR9 from entering Central High School?

a)

Local

b)

State

c)

Federal

35.

Which level of government used troops to protect the LR9?

a)

Local

b)

State

c)

Federal

36.

Which branch of government declared segregation unconstitutional?

a)

Judicial

b)

Legislative

c)

Executive

d)

Legislative and Executive

37.

Which branch of government enforces the laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial and Legislative

d)

Judicial and Executive

38.

What was the primary legal basis for the US Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

a)

States' rights to govern education

b)

The 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause

c)

The right to privacy

d)

The 1st Amendment's Freedom of Speech

39.

How did President Eisenhower respond to the crisis at Little Rock's Central High School?

a)

By supporting Governor Faubus' actions

b)

By ordering the withdrawal of federal troops

c)

By deploying the 101st Airborne Division to enforce integration

d)

By asking the Supreme Court to reverse its decision

40.

Which branch of government creates laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

41.

What Supreme Court ruling said that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Brown v. Board of Education

d)

Marbury v. Madison

e)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

42.

In what state did the Little Rock Nine attend high school?

a)

Arkansas

b)

Mississippi

c)

South Carolina

d)

Georgia

e)

Alabama

43.

Who ordered the national guard to stop the Little Rock Nine on their first day of school?

a)

The president

b)

A senator

c)

The principal

d)

The major

e)

The governor

44.

What high school did the Little Rock Nine attend?

a)

Middle High School

b)

City High School

c)

Central High School


d)

Western High School

e)

County High School

45.

Once they were attending school, things were easy for the Little Rock Nine.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

What president sent the U.S. Army to protect the Little Rock Nine?

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

e)

John F. Kennedy

47.

What happened after the first year that the Little Rock Nine attended high school?

a)

Even more black students attended Central High


b)

All public high schools in the state became integrated

c)

The governor closed all public high schools in Little Rock

d)

All are correct

e)

The students had made their point and all people got along

48.

How many of the Little Rock Nine made it through the entire year of school?

a)

1

b)

8

c)

6

d)

5

49.
Why does Melba want to integrate into an all-white school?
a)
She hates her old school.
b)
Her best friends were all going to Central so she went too.
c)
She wanted the best education possible.
d)
She was tired of not learning.
50.

What is the central idea of "Integration" based on what Melba believes?

a)

Integration is important.

b)

Change does not come easily, but it is worth the struggle.

c)

Even one person can change the world.

d)

You should not challenge society because you might get hurt.

51.
How did most of the people at Central High School feel about integration ("Integration")?
a)
They are happy to accept new students.
b)
Most of the people are angry and disagree with integration.
c)
For the most part, people are indifferent and do not care either way.
d)
People are split 50-50 with their feelings.
52.
How do the adults feel as they walk towards the school and remember their past with Central?
a)
Uneasy and Dreadful
b)
Proud
c)
Accomplished
d)
Happy
53.
Which of the Little Rock Nine did not arrive with the group? Why?
a)
Brown, because she lived too far away from the others.
b)
Eckford, because her family did not know the carpool family well enough.
c)
Eckford, because her family did not have a phone to plan carpool with.
d)
Brown, because her car broke down on the way to the meeting place, so she had to walk
54.
Why did these students enroll in the all-white school?
a)
To follow the 1955 Supreme Court ruling that school boards make a "prompt and reasonable start" to desegregate
b)
To spur rage and cause violence to prove their point.
c)
To bring press to an important issue.
d)
They felt like it.
55.
What does NAACP stand for?
a)
National Association  giving Assistance to Colored People
b)
National Assitance Aiming to Comprehend People
c)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
d)
No, Apples Always Crush Pears
56.

The bus dropped Elizabeth Eckford off

a)

in front of Central High.

b)

at the back door of Central High.

c)

one block from Central High.

57.

What Supreme Court ruling said that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?

a)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

b)

Loving vs. Virginia

c)

Roe vs. Wade

d)

Brown vs. Board of Education

58.

Who was NOT one of the 9 Little Rock students? ?

a)

Diana Nash

b)

Elizabeth Eckford

c)

Ernest Green

d)

Charlotta Walls

59.

What was the name of the high school that the nine student integrated?

a)

West Little Rock High

b)

Little Rock High

c)

Central High School

d)

Midtown High School

60.

Who ordered the national guard to stop the Little Rock Nine on their first day of school?

a)

the Principal of the high school

b)

The president of the Unite States

c)

the mayor of Little Rock

d)

the governor of the state of Arkansas

61.

Who organized the Little Rock Nine?

a)

Ernest Green

b)

Daisy Bates

c)

Jefferson Thomas

d)

John Lewis

62.

Once they were attending the high school the school year was easy for the nine students.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

Who did President Eisenhower send to enforce the decision of school integration?

a)

FBI Director

b)

Vice President Nixon

c)

Arkansas National Guard

d)

United States Army -101st

64.

This picture was from the first day of integration. The troops in the picture were there to

a)

let Elizabeth Eckford into school

b)

keep Elizabeth Eckford out of the school

65.

What happened after the first year that the Little Rock Nine attended high school?

a)

Even more black students attended Central High

b)

All public high schools in the state became integrated

c)

The governor closed all public high schools in Little Rock

66.

How many of the Little Rock Nine made it through the entire year of school?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

67.

In what state did the Little Rock Nine integration take place?

a)

Texas

b)

Mississippi

c)

Arkansas

d)

Alabama

68.

The Brown II decision told schools to integrate

a)

by the end of 1954

b)

with all delibrate speed

c)

within two months of the Brown decision

d)

by end of 1955

69.

Which is Not true about the 9 students?

a)

they were chosen through applications and interviews

b)

they were appointed by the governor to integrate

c)

they were all different grade levels

d)

they had good grades and good behavior

70.

Who was the governor at the time of the Little Rock Nine?

a)

George Wallace

b)

Earl Warren

c)

Orval Faubus

d)

Jim Clark

71.

Which picture took place first?

a)

b)

72.

What Supreme Court ruling said that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?

a)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

b)

Loving vs. Virginia

c)

Roe vs. Wade

d)

Brown vs. Board of Education

73.

Who was NOT one of the 9 Little Rock students? ?

a)

Diana Nash

b)

Elizabeth Eckford

c)

Ernest Green

d)

Charlotta Walls

74.

What was the name of the high school that the nine student integrated?

a)

West Little Rock High

b)

Little Rock High

c)

Central High School

d)

Midtown High School

75.

Who ordered the national guard to stop the Little Rock Nine on their first day of school?

a)

the Principal of the high school

b)

The president of the Unite States

c)

the mayor of Little Rock

d)

the governor of the state of Arkansas

76.

Who organized the Little Rock Nine?

a)

Ernest Green

b)

Daisy Bates

c)

Jefferson Thomas

d)

John Lewis

77.

Once they were attending the high school the school year was easy for the nine students.

a)

True

b)

False

78.

Who did President Eisenhower send to enforce the decision of school integration?

a)

FBI Director

b)

Vice President Nixon

c)

Arkansas National Guard

d)

United States Army -101st

79.

This picture was from the first day of integration. The troops in the picture were there to

a)

let Elizabeth Eckford into school

b)

keep Elizabeth Eckford out of the school

80.

What happened after the first year that the Little Rock Nine attended high school?

a)

Even more black students attended Central High

b)

All public high schools in the state became integrated

c)

The governor closed all public high schools in Little Rock

81.

How many of the Little Rock Nine made it through the entire year of school?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

82.

In what state did the Little Rock Nine integration take place?

a)

Texas

b)

Mississippi

c)

Arkansas

d)

Alabama

83.

The Brown II decision told schools to integrate

a)

by the end of 1954

b)

with all delibrate speed

c)

within two months of the Brown decision

d)

by end of 1955

84.

Which is Not true about the 9 students?

a)

they were chosen through applications and interviews

b)

they were appointed by the governor to integrate

c)

they were all different grade levels

d)

they had good grades and good behavior

85.

Who was the governor at the time of the Little Rock Nine?

a)

George Wallace

b)

Earl Warren

c)

Orval Faubus

d)

Jim Clark

86.

Which picture took place first?

a)

b)

87.

How many people were in the Little Rock Nine

a)

8

b)

9

c)

3

d)

none

88.

Who Ordered for the African-Americans of the Little Rock Nine to be protected?

a)

I wasn't paying attention

b)

George Washington

c)

Orval Faubus

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

89.

Jefferson Thomas was one of the members of the Little Rock Nine.

a)

True

b)

False

90.

Which is NOT a member of the little Rock Nine?

a)

Ernest Green

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Melba Pattillo Beals

d)

Thelma Mothershed Wair

91.

Topeka made segregation in public school illegal.

a)

True

b)

False

92.

All members of the Little Rock Nine are still alive

a)

True

b)

False

93.

The Little Rock Nine drew attention to the Civil Rights Movement

a)

I wasn't paying attention

b)

True

c)

Maybe

d)

False

94.

How many girls were in the Little Rock Nine?

a)

9

b)

7

c)

0

d)

6

95.

Which state did the Little Rock Nine happen in?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Arkansas

c)

Alabama

d)

Missouri

96.

What Supreme Court ruling said that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?

a)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

97.

Who Organized the Little Rock Nine?

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Malcolm X

d)

Harriet Tubman

e)

Daisy Bates

98.

When they were attending the school things were easy for the Little Rock Nine.

a)

True

b)

False

99.
What is the central idea of the article?
a)
Elizabeth Eckford had a terrible first day at Central High School.
b)
Elizabeth was one of the Little Rock Nine.
c)
The Little Rock Nine bravely endured a lot of mistreatment to integrate Central High.
d)
Many schools were segregated in the 1950s.
100.
Why were the Little Rock Nine unable to attend Central High School on September 4, 1957?
a)
President Dwight D. Eisenhower had sent U.S. Army troops to the school.
b)
The governor of Arkansas had ordered troops from the state's National Guard to stop them.
c)
An angry mob prevented the students from entering the building
d)
The U.S. Supreme Court had ruled against segregation in Brown v. Board of Education.
101.
The nine students' first full day of school was ______.
a)
September 5
b)
September 23
c)
September 25
d)
October 5
102.
The opposite of integrate is _____.
a)
protest
b)
endure
c)
include
d)
segregate
103.
After reading the story, what does the famous photo on the cover of this issue represent? (picture featured behind question)
a)
Angry, all-white crowd following and shouting at Elizabeth Eckford as she walks alone
b)
White women cheering Elizabeth on.
c)
Happy women supporting Elizabeth
d)
Upset women who are fighting for Elizabeth.
104.
What message did Elizabeth miss on the morning of September 4, 1957?
a)
The Little Rock Nine would travel to school together
b)
The Little Rock Nine would not go to school that day.
c)
The Arkansas National Guard would prevent the Little Rock Nine from entering school.
d)
She would face an angry mob at school.
105.
Which of the following happened last?
a)
U.S. Army troops came to Central High School to protect the Little Rock Nine.
b)
Arkansas National Guard troops prevented students from entering the school.
c)
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation in public schools is illegal.
d)
Elizabeth was selected as one of a small group of black students to attend Central High.
106.
Which detail from the article best supports Elizabeth’s quote in the story’s last paragraph?
a)
“But Elizabeth and the other seven black students endured.”
b)
“The all-black schools were often run-down and overcrowded.”
c)
“The Little Rock Nine’s struggle just to go to school became one of the key events of the civil rights movement.”
d)
“By the 1950s, segregation had long been a part of life in many Southern cities.”
107.

What Supreme Court ruling said that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

c)

Brown v. Board of Education

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson

108.

In what state did the Little Rock Nine attend high school?

a)

Georgia

b)

Alabama

c)

Mississippi

d)

Arkansas

109.

Who ordered the national guard to stop the Little Rock Nine on their first day of school?

a)

The Governor- Orval Faubus

b)

The President- Dwight Eisenhower

c)

A Lawyer- Thurgood Marshall

110.

What high school did the Little Rock Nine attend?

a)

Central High School

b)

Manual High School

c)

County High School

d)

Middle High School

111.

Who organized the Little Rock Nine?

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

Daisy Bates

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

Orval Faubus

112.

True or False: The first day of school was easy for The Little Rock Nine

a)

True

b)

False

113.

Who was the president during The Little Rock Nine?

a)

Daisy Bates

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Richard Nixon

114.

Did Central High School stay open after the first year The Little Rock Nine Attended?

a)

Yes

b)

No

115.

What does integration mean?

a)

Bringing two or more things (could be people) together

b)

Setting something or someone apart.

116.

What does segregation mean?

a)

Bringing two or more things (could be people) together

b)

Setting something or someone apart.

117.
Which of the Little Rock Nine did not arrive with the group? Why?
a)
Brown, because she lived too far away from the others.
b)
Eckford, because her family did not know the carpool family well enough.
c)
Eckford, because her family did not have a phone to plan carpool with.
d)
Brown, because her car broke down on the way to the meeting place, so she had to walk
118.
What date was the first day of school for the Little Rock Nine?
a)
Sept. 1, 1957
b)
Sept. 4, 1957
c)
August. 30, 1957
d)
August. 23, 2017
119.
Where was Central High located?
a)
Little Rock, Arkansas
b)
Boulder, Colorado
c)
Stonecrest, Georgia
d)
Ebensburg, PA (you forgot the Cambria)
120.
Why did these students enroll in the all-white school?
a)
To follow the 1955 Supreme Court ruling that school boards make a "prompt and reasonable start" to desegregate
b)
To spur rage and cause violence to prove their point.
c)
To bring press to an important issue.
d)
They felt like it.
121.
Who was the President during this issue?(He commanded that the National Guard bar the black students from entering)
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Barack Obama
122.
What does NAACP stand for?
a)
National Association  giving Assistance to Colored People
b)
National Assitance Aiming to Comprehend People
c)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
d)
No, Apples Always Crush Pears
123.
True or False: It took 20 days after the first day of school for the Little Rock Nine to be accepted into the school.
a)
True
b)
False
124.

What Supreme Court ruling said that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Brown v. Board of Education

d)

Marbury v. Madison

e)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

125.

In what state did the Little Rock Nine attend high school?

a)

Arkansas

b)

Mississippi

c)

South Carolina

d)

Georgia

e)

Alabama

126.

Who ordered the national guard to stop the Little Rock Nine on their first day of school?

a)

The president

b)

A senator

c)

The principal

d)

The major

e)

The governor

127.

What high school did the Little Rock Nine attend?

a)

Middle High School

b)

City High School

c)

Central High School


d)

Western High School

e)

County High School

128.

Who organized the Little Rock Nine?

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

Daisy Bates

c)

Ernest Green

d)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

e)

Harriet Tubman

129.

Once they were attending school, things were easy for the Little Rock Nine.

a)

True

b)

False

130.

What president sent the U.S. Army to protect the Little Rock Nine?

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

e)

John F. Kennedy

131.

What happened after the first year that the Little Rock Nine attended high school?

a)

Even more black students attended Central High


b)

All public high schools in the state became integrated

c)

The governor closed all public high schools in Little Rock

d)

All are correct

e)

The students had made their point and all people got along

132.

Which student would later become the Assistant Secretary of Labor for President Jimmy Carter?

a)

Gloria Ray

b)

Melba Patillo

c)

Jefferson Thomas

d)

Ernest Green

e)

Thelma Mothershed

133.

How many of the Little Rock Nine made it through the entire year of school?

a)

1

b)

8

c)

6

d)

5

134.

The bus dropped Elizabeth Eckford off

a)

in front of Central High.

b)

at the back door of Central High.

c)

one block from Central High.

135.

The white man who patted Elizabeth's shoulder and said, "Don't let them see you cry," was

a)

the principal of Central High.

b)

a member of the Arkansas National Guard.

c)

a reported for a Northern newspaper.

136.

Dwight Eisenhower

a)

supported Governor Faubus's decision.

b)

ordered Army paratroopers to walk the black students to class.

c)

told the black students to stay home until the tempers of the white people had cooled.

137.

As Earnest Green prepared to graduate, 14 white students

a)

asked to sign his yearbook.

b)

threatened to beat him.

c)

poured ink all over him.

138.

By the end of the school year,

a)

all the black students had left Central High.

b)

the black students had made a few white friends.

c)

Governor Orval Faubus had left office.