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Civil Right Movement Day 1 and 2 Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does NAACP stand for?

a)
National Association for the Advancement of People of Color
b)
National Alliance for the Advancement of Colored People
c)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
d)
National Association for the Advancement of Cultural People
2.

What does SCLC stand for?

a)
Southwest Community Leadership Council
b)
Southern Civil Liberties Coalition
c)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
d)
Southern Christian Leadership Committee
3.

What does SNCC stand for?

a)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
b)
Student Nonviolent Coalition of Change
c)
School Nonviolent Community Coalition
d)
Student National Coordinating Council
4.
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Match the following terms with the best definition.

Segregation

Unjust treatment based on different characteristics.

Toleration

The enforced separation of different groups.

Discrimination

The practice of allowing different opinions or behaviors.

5.

Which terms best describes a Jim Crow law?

a)
Voting rights laws
b)
Economic equality laws
c)
Public health regulations
d)
Racial segregation laws
6.

Which option best describes the Civil Rights Movement.

a)
A campaign for women's suffrage in the 19th century.
b)
An initiative to promote economic growth in urban areas.
c)
A movement focused on environmental conservation.
d)
A movement for racial equality and civil rights in the United States.
7.

Which statement best describes the Brown v Board of Education case of 1954?

a)
It focused on voting rights for African Americans.
b)
It upheld racial segregation in public schools.
c)
It declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
d)
It mandated the integration of private schools.
8.

What does CORE stand for? *We did not learn about this group, but it may appear in future civil rights movement videos.

a)
Committee of Racial Equality
b)
Congress of Racial Equality
c)
Coalition of Racial Equality
d)
Council of Racial Equality
9.

Who was the painter who painted the famous picture of Ruby Bridges?

a)
Claude Monet
b)
Vincent van Gogh
c)
Norman Rockwell
d)
Pablo Picasso
10.

Who were the people known as the "Greensboro 4"?

a)

Reggie White, Gilbert Brown, Santana Dotson, and Shawn Jones

b)

James Brown, Michael Jackson, Cab Calloway, and Charles Barkley

c)

Martin Luther King Jr., Ruby Bridges, Rosa Parks, and Earnest Green

d)

Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond, Franklin McCain, and Joseph McNeil.

11.

How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?

a)
500 days
b)
381 days
c)

209 days

d)
300 days
12.

What high school did the Little Rock 9 integrate in September of 1957?

a)
West High School
b)
North High School
c)
East High School
d)
Central High School
13.

How old was Ruby Bridges when she became the first African American student at her elementary school in New Orleans, LA?

a)
5 years old
b)
7 years old
c)
8 years old
d)
6 years old
14.
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Match the following individuals who were instrumental in the Civil Rights Movement with their best descriptions.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Refused to give up her bus seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Rosa Parks

First African American child to integrate an all-white school in the South.

Thurgood Marshall

First African American Supreme Court Justice, known for his civil rights advocacy.

Earnest Green

Leader of the Civil Rights Movement, known for his 'I Have a Dream' speech.

Ruby Bridges

One of the members of the Little Rock 9.

15.

Which statement best describes the sit-ins executed by civil rights activists?

a)
The sit-ins aimed to promote segregation in public spaces.
b)
The sit-ins were primarily focused on economic issues.
c)
The sit-ins were violent protests against racial equality.
d)
The sit-ins were nonviolent protests against racial segregation.