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Civil Rights Quiz Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What form of protest was the act of not shopping or using a business to protest their policy?
a)
Boycott
b)
Sit-in
c)
Wade-in
2.
This protest usually involves many people walking through an area, demonstrating their frustrations with a specific policy.
a)
March
b)
Sit-in
c)
Wade-in
3.
This protest involved African Americans sitting in a whites-only section and not moving in protest of segregation policy.
a)
Wade-in
b)
Sit-in
c)
Boycott
4.
This Protest involved African Americans walking into the water on whites-only beaches in protest of segregation policy.
a)
Sit-ins
b)
Boycotts
c)
Wade-ins
5.
These were the names of the laws that enforced strict segregation in the south
a)
Jim-Crow laws
b)
Sperate but equal laws
c)
Segregation laws
6.
This was the supreme court case that was argued by Thurgood Marshall to desegregate school
a)
Plessy V. Furguson
b)
Marbury V. Madison
c)
Brown V. Board of Education
7.
This was the name of the City in Alabama where Rosa Parks lead of of the most successful bus boycotts in American History
a)
Mobile
b)
Tuscaloosa
c)
Montgomery
8.
This was the name of the city which was so slow to integrate the the national guard had to be called in to escort 9 black students into their high school.
a)
Montgomery Alabama
b)
Little Rock Arkasas
c)
Nashville Tennessee
9.
This is considered by many to be the leader of the civil rights movement and lead the famous March on Washington
a)
MLK Jr.
b)
Malcom X
c)
Thurgood Marshall
10.
This is name of the civil rights activist that created the Nation of Islam and advocated for Black Power.
a)
Malcom X
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
MLK Jr.
11.
This was the name given to the large, angry mobs upset about the lack of equality despite the successes of the Civil Rights Movement.
a)
Race Riots
b)
Discrimination walks
c)
The Great Anger
12.
This group became on of the most well known Civil Rights groups because of their militant style or protecting Black neighborhoods from police discrimination.
a)
Black Panther Party
b)
Nation of Islam
c)
SNCC
13.
These men would go to election stations to ensure no civil rights violations occurred.
a)
Poll Watchers
b)
Election Viewers
c)
Secret Service
14.
This Government aid program ensures that poorer Americans have access to healthcare
a)
Medicare
b)
Medicaid
c)
Medisurance
15.
Which President was responsible for the Great Society
a)
Trump
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Lyndon B. Johnson
16.
Which State had the largest increase in African American Voters from 1964 to 1968?
a)
Texas
b)
Alabama
c)
Mississippi
17.
What form of protest is happening here?
a)
Wade-in
b)
Sit-in
c)
Boycott
18.
which civil rights leader is pictured here (middle) leading the march in Selma?
a)
Malcom X
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
Martin Luther King Jr.
19.
What Civil Rights group is most likely illustrated here?
a)
Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee
b)
NAACP
c)
Black Panther Party