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NCAACP

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Separation of two or more races based on skin color

a)

segregation

b)

racism

c)

oppression

d)

facism

2.

What are Jim Crow Laws?

a)

Laws that placed freedom limitations on nonwhite people

b)

Laws that made all people work together towards a common goal

3.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Group formed to advance rights of minorities

a)

NCAA

b)

NCAACP

c)

NAACP

d)

NACAP

4.

What does the acronym NAACP stand for?

a)

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

b)

National Association for the Advancement of Creative People

c)

National Association for the Advancement of Cultural People

d)

National Association for the Advancement of Community People

5.

In which year was the NAACP founded?

a)

1909

b)

1919

c)

1929

d)

1939

6.

Who was one of the co-founders of the NAACP?

a)

W.E.B. Du Bois

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Malcolm X

7.

What is the primary mission of the NAACP?

a)

To ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons

b)

To promote cultural events

c)

To support only African American artists

d)

To provide scholarships for students

8.

Which landmark case did the NAACP play a crucial role in?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Roe v. Wade

c)

Miranda v. Arizona

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson

9.

Who was the first president of the NAACP?

a)

Moorfield Storey

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

James Weldon Johnson

d)

Roy Wilkins

10.

What is the NAACP's official magazine called?

a)

The Crisis

b)

The Advocate

c)

The Voice

d)

The Journal

11.

Which famous civil rights leader served as the NAACP's chief counsel?

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Frederick Douglass

12.

Where is the headquarters of the NAACP located?

a)

Baltimore, Maryland

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

New York City, New York

d)

Atlanta, Georgia

13.

Which event is organized annually by the NAACP to honor outstanding achievements?

a)

NAACP Image Awards

b)

NAACP Freedom Awards

c)

NAACP Excellence Awards

d)

NAACP Heritage Awards

14.

What was the NAACP's role in the Civil Rights Movement?

a)

Legal advocacy and public education

b)

Organizing protests

c)

Providing financial aid

d)

Running political campaigns

15.

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution is often associated with the NAACP's legal battles?

a)

14th Amendment

b)

1st Amendment

c)

5th Amendment

d)

10th Amendment

16.

Who was the first African American executive secretary of the NAACP?

a)

James Weldon Johnson

b)

Roy Wilkins

c)

Benjamin Hooks

d)

Kweisi Mfume

17.

What is the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund?

a)

A separate legal entity focused on civil rights litigation

b)

A scholarship fund

c)

A community outreach program

d)

A political action committee

18.

Which U.S. President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a legislation supported by the NAACP?

a)

Lyndon B. Johnson

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

19.

What is the NAACP Youth & College Division?

a)

A branch of the NAACP focused on engaging young people in civil rights advocacy

b)

A scholarship program

c)

A sports division

d)

A cultural exchange program

20.

Which famous singer was a member of the NAACP?

a)

Marian Anderson

b)

Ella Fitzgerald

c)

Billie Holiday

d)

Louis Armstrong

21.

What is the NAACP's stance on voter suppression?

a)

Strongly opposed

b)

Neutral

c)

Supportive

d)

Indifferent

22.

Which U.S. Supreme Court Justice was a former NAACP lawyer?

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

Clarence Thomas

c)

Sonia Sotomayor

d)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

23.

What is the NAACP's position on affirmative action?

a)

Supportive

b)

Opposed

c)

Neutral

d)

Indifferent

24.

Which annual event does the NAACP host to discuss policy and advocacy?

a)

NAACP National Convention

b)

NAACP Policy Summit

c)

NAACP Advocacy Forum

d)

NAACP Leadership Conference

25.

What is the NAACP's role in education reform?

a)

Advocating for equal educational opportunities

b)

Providing school supplies

c)

Building schools

d)

Offering tutoring services