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civil rights pt 2

Total questions: 136

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Martin Luther King jr was a

a)

Singer

b)

Preacher

c)

Movie star

d)

Robber

2.

Name of the famous speech given at the March on Washington by MLK

a)

Letters from a Birmingham Prison

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

I Have a Dream

3.

MLK’s first organized protest

a)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

b)

Sit-ins

c)

Freedom Riders

d)

Little Rock 9

4.

MLK did all of the following (select all that apply)

a)

Encouraged people to not follow unjust laws

b)

Promoted non-half violent tactics

c)

Gave the speech “I have a dream” at the march on Washington

d)

Head lawyer of NAACP

e)

Leader of the Montgomery bus boycott

5.

MLK was assassinated in

a)

1966

b)

1967

c)

1968

d)

1969

e)

1970

6.

Who cofounded the committee of racial equality, later known as the Congress of racial equality

a)

MLK

b)

JFK

c)

Malcolm X

d)

James Farmer

7.

What was the goal of CORE

a)

To bring an end to segregation in America through courts and law suits

b)

To bring an end to segregation in America through violence

c)

To bring an end to racial segregation in America through nonviolence

8.

Who believed that separatism was the only way

a)

Martin. Luther King Jr

b)

John F Kennedy

c)

James Farmer

d)

Malcolm X

9.

Malcolm X believed whites and blacks should live separate of one another but African Americans should be ____________

a)

Given the same opportunities

b)

Given better opportunities

c)

Given less opportunities

10.

Malcolm X views of separatism was promoted by the ________

a)

The Russian police

b)

Nation of Israel

c)

Nation of Islam

d)

Germany

11.

The subgroup of Islamic religion that supported Malcolm X’s belief of separatism was commonly known as the

a)

White separatist

b)

Black separatist

c)

White muslims

d)

Black Muslims

12.

Who believed, “by any means necessary - violence if need be”?

a)

JFK

b)

MLK

c)

Malcolm X

d)

James Farmer

13.

Fill in the blank “by any means necessary - ______ if need be

a)

Sit-ins

b)

Violence

c)

Lawsuits

d)

Boycotts

14.

Malcolm X started this movement

a)

White Tiger

b)

Black Tiger

c)

White Panther

d)

Black Panther

15.

the black panther movement believed that

a)

War can only be abolished through war

b)

War can only be abolished through communication

c)

War can only be abolished through negotiations

16.

Later Malcolm X changed his way of thought after

a)

Pilgrimage to Sinaii

b)

Pilgrimage to Mecca

c)

Vacation to Rome

d)

Vacation to Columbia

17.

How are MLK and Malcolm X similar?

a)

Both believed that African Americans should be given better opportunities than others

b)

Both believed African Americans should be offered the same opportunities as whites

c)

Both believed in violence

d)

Both believed in non violence

18.

How are MLK and Molcolm X different ( select al that apply)

a)

Malcolm X believed in separation, king did not

b)

Both believed in nonviolence

c)

King believed in separation and Molcolm X didn’t

d)

King believed in non violence, Malcolm X did not

19.

The success of the civil rights movement in the 1960s gave rise to growing _______ in being African American politics

a)

Concern

b)

Unity

c)

Pride

d)

Hatred

20.

Many black leaders recognize the importance of black pride as well as the harm done by the feelings of _____ that long afflicted African Americans

a)

Hunger

b)

Inferiority

c)

Hatred

d)

Innocence

21.

Younger and more race conscious blacks adopted ( select all that apply)

a)

Dresses and suits

b)

Afro haircuts

c)

African inspired dashiks in place of shirts and ties

d)

Dreds

22.

Black Panthers urged black America to (select all that apply)

a)

Only use non violence

b)

Force equality

c)

Arm themselves

d)

Confront white society

23.

MLK was frustrated that ______ was not pushing for more civil rights laws

a)

JFK

b)

Johnson

c)

Monroe

d)

Marshall

24.

MLK was frustrated the JFK was not pushing for more _____

a)

Demonstrations

b)

Changes in the Supreme Court

c)

Voting rights

d)

Civil Rights Laws

25.

MLK noticed that the only time JFK stepped in was if it became

a)

Convenient

b)

Non violent

c)

Violent

d)

Known worldwide

26.

To get the attention of JFK and force him to step in, MLK planned a demonstration in

a)

Atlanta

b)

Montgomery

c)

Birmingham

d)

Memphis

27.

Why did MLK plan the demonstration in Birmingham?

a)

Because he knew the demonstration would invoke a violent response

b)

Because he knew the response would be non-violent

c)

Because he liked the city of Birmingham Alabama

d)

Because he couldn’t travel to Montgomery, Alabama

28.

Typically, Birmingham, AL enforced ______ and had a reputation of ___.

a)

Segregation; non-violence

b)

Segregation; violence

c)

Desegregation; violence

d)

Desegregation; non-violence

29.

How many days of protesting did it take before MLK was arrested?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

30.

After 8 days of protesting, King was ____

a)

Fined

b)

Arrested

c)

Killed

d)

Burned

31.

King was placed in

a)

A bath tub

b)

A community jail

c)

Solitary confinement

d)

A group home

32.

King wrote this from Jail

a)

I Have a dream

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Letter from Birmingham Jail

d)

Declaration of Independence

33.

King knew that protestors were breaking the law but he argues they were following a

a)

Conscious

b)

Agreement made with their families

c)

Higher moral law based on divine justice

d)

Higher moral law based upon need

34.

White America saw ____ kids get arrested and attacked with dogs

a)

50

b)

100

c)

250

d)

500

35.

Kennedy was outraged by the ____ of the attacks

a)

Ease

b)

Brutality

c)

Number

d)

Simplicity

36.

Kennedy was worried by the (select all that apply)

a)

Brutality of the attacks

b)

Ease of attacks

c)

Possibility rhe government was losing control

d)

Number of attacks

37.

Outrage by the brutality and worried that the government was losing control. Kennedy ordered a new _______ to be created

a)

Voting bill

b)

Civil rights bill

c)

Income tax

d)

Voting map

38.

At the March on Washington, _____ + demonstrators flocked to Washington DC

a)

100,000

b)

200,000

c)

10,000

d)

20,000

39.

The march on Washington was highlighted by Kings _______ speech in front of the Lincoln memorial

a)

Letter from a Birmingham Jail

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Emancipation proclamation

d)

I Have A Dream

40.

At the march on Washington, Martin Luther King gave that I have a dream speech in front of

a)

Lincoln Memorial

b)

Washington Monument

c)

White House

d)

Capitol

41.

Martin Luther King Jr. gave his. I have a dream speech on this date as part of the March on Washington.

a)

Jan18,1975

b)

Aug 28, 1964

c)

Aug 28, 1963

d)

Jan 28, 1964

42.

How was farmer similar to MLK?

a)

Both worked to end racial segregation through nonviolence

b)

Both worked to end Rachel segregation through violence

c)

Both hail bus boycotts

43.

What was the purpose of MLK’s letter from a Birmingham jail?

a)

To use violence to end segregation

b)

To use violent measures to defend property

c)

Citizens should protect against unfair treatment

d)

Citizens should not worry about unfair treatment

44.

Equal access for all citizens to restaurants, parks, library, theaters was part of what act

a)

Civil rights act of 1957

b)

Civil rights act of 1964

c)

Voting Rights act of 1965

45.

The civil rights act of 1964 prohibited discrimination based on _____ (select all that apply)

a)

Color

b)

Age

c)

Race

d)

Religion

e)

National origins

46.

The civil rights act of 1964 granted the federal government new powers to

a)

To arrest others

b)

Enforce the laws

c)

Kill protestors

47.

The civil rights act of 1964 banned segregation in

a)

Public places such as restaurants and buses

b)

Churches

c)

Private places

48.

The civil rights act of 1964 created the

a)

Bus boycott

b)

SCLC

c)

NAACP

d)

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

49.

EEOC stands for

a)

Equal employment opportunity commission

b)

Equal education opportunity commission

c)

Equal education options committee

d)

Equal employment options committee

50.

An action or policy favoring those who tend to suffer from discrimination, especially in relation to employment or education

a)

Desegregation

b)

Affirmative Action

c)

Opposition

d)

Segregation

51.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 provides _____

a)

Affirmative action

b)

Segregation

c)

Separation

52.

This amendment prohibited, any poll, taxes, and elections for federal officials

a)

19th

b)

22nd

c)

21st

d)

24th

53.

In 1978 this person challenged the University of California Davis’ medical school’s policy of reserving 16 out of 100 slots for the disadvantaged minority students.

a)

JFK

b)

MLK

c)

Alan Bakke

d)

Thurman Marshall

54.

In the University of California v. Bakke, Bakke challenge the University of California, Davis medical school’s policy of reserving 16 out of 100 slots for disadvantage of minority students on the grounds that the policy violated his constitutional right to _____________

a)

An equal chance for health care

b)

An equal chance for student housing

c)

An equal chance at a publicly supported education

55.

University of California was reserving ___ out of every 100 slots for disadvantaged minority students

a)

13

b)

14

c)

15

d)

16

e)

17

56.

University of California V. Bakke challenged ______

a)

Equal but separate

b)

Affirmative action

c)

Desegregation

57.

University of California v. Bakke results barred the use of race as the ____ criteria for excluding an applicant from consideration for a college admissions program

a)

Sole (only)

b)

Used

58.

MLK scheduled a March and 1965 in the location of

a)

Birmingham, Alabama

b)

Montgomery, Alabama

c)

Mobile, Alabama

d)

Selma, Alabama

59.

Although African-Americans made up the majority of the population, only ____ we’re registered to vote

a)

2%

b)

3%

c)

4%

d)

5%

60.

name of the sheriff in Selma, Alabama, that encouraged violence upon the protesters

a)

Jim Clark

b)

John Davis

c)

Jim Crow

d)

Davis Clark

61.

And the Selma, March in 1965 how many African-Americans including school children were arrested?

a)

1000

b)

1500

c)

2000

d)

2500

62.

After watching the violence on TV related to the Selma, March, this president proposed new voting rights law

a)

JFK

b)

Monroe

c)

Madison

d)

Johnson

63.

The voting rights law that President Johnson proposed became known as the

a)

Civil Rights act of 1957

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

c)

Voting rights law of 1965

d)

Voting rights law of 1966

64.

By the late 1960s, the civil rights movement had____ into different movements for equality

a)

Split

b)

Joined together

65.

MLK went to this town and support of a strike of African-American sanitation workers

a)

Birmingham, AL

b)

Montgomery, AL

c)

Selma, AL

d)

Memphis, TN

66.

on April 4, 1968 as MLK stood on the balcony in Memphis Tennessee he was ______

a)

Scared by a mob

b)

Struck by lightning

c)

Assassinated by a sniper

d)

Found singing hymns

67.

What did Congress pass in 1968 following MLK‘s death?

a)

Civil rights act of 1968

b)

Voting rights act of 1965

c)

Civil rights act of 1965

d)

Civil rights act of 1957

68.

The Civil Rights act of 1968 outlawed

a)

Discrimination in churches

b)

Segregation on buses

c)

Segregation in public schools

d)

Discrimination in housing sales and rentals

69.

How did the civil rights movement improve the lives of African-Americans and other minority groups?

a)

Gave them better homes than the whites

b)

Gave them better medical care than the whites

c)

Created new opportunities that never existed before

70.

Which court case reviewed the constitutionality of affirmative action

a)

State v Federal Authority

b)

Little Rock nine

c)

Plessy v Ferguson

d)

University of California v Bakke

71.

What was the goal of the voting rights act of 1965?

a)

Equal pay

b)

Increased voting rights for African Americans

c)

Equal job opportunities for African Americans

d)

Equal housing

72.

At the start of the civil rights movement to about 1965 there were two main focuses of the movement. What are these two

a)

Segregation

b)

Health care

c)

Housing

d)

Voting rights

73.

The believe that men and women should be equal politically economically and socially, began as early as the 1920s and is called

a)

Feminism

b)

Disabled rights

c)

Asian American movement

74.

A new feminist movement began in the

a)

1940s

b)

1950s

c)

1960s

d)

1970s

75.

Feminism believed that men and women should be equal in all of the following areas

a)

Politically

b)

Physically

c)

Socially

d)

Economically

76.

By the early 1960s women became increasingly resentful of old

a)

Stereotypes

b)

Household duties

77.

As women joined the _____ the protest for equality increased

a)

School system

b)

Driving force

c)

Workforce

78.

This person urged President Kennedy to study the status of women

a)

MLK

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Eleanor Roosevelt

d)

Mrs.King

79.

When this was passed, it outlawed paying men more than women for the same job

a)

Equal Pay Act

b)

Civil Rights Act

c)

Voting Rights Act

d)

Roe v Wade

80.

This outlawed job discrimination and became the legal basis for advances by the women’s movement

a)

Roe v Wade

b)

Voting Rights Act

c)

Equal Pay Act

d)

Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act

81.

Which part of the 1964 civil rights act outlaw job discrimination

a)

Title V

b)

Title VI

c)

Title VII

d)

Title VIII

82.

What was the name of the author who wrote the book that starred up women across the entire nation?

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

Betty Friedan

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Betty Butler

83.

What was the name of Betty Friedan’s book that stirred up women all across the country?

a)

The Help

b)

The Feminine Way

c)

The Feminine Mystique

d)

National Organization for Women

84.

For Betty Friedan’s book, Friedan traveled around the country interviewing

a)

Men who she went to elementary school with

b)

Women she went to elementary school with

c)

Men who graduated with her from Smith College in 1942

d)

Women who graduated with her from Smith College in 1942

85.

Friedan found that while women reported that they had everything they could want they still felt

a)

Sad

b)

Unfulfilled

c)

Angry

d)

Hungry

86.

The book The Feminine Mystique became a

a)

Bestseller

b)

Movie

c)

Cartoon

d)

Opening act for a play

87.

In June 1966 this woman felt it was time for a national women’s organization to promote women into mainstream America

a)

Betty Jones

b)

Laura Fredman

c)

Betty Friedan

d)

Sarah Todd

88.

NOW stands for

a)

Night of Want

b)

Night of Women

c)

National Open Work Policy

d)

National Organization for Women

89.

The national organization for women responded to many issues facing women and demanded greater __________for women

a)

Voting rights

b)

Health care options

c)

Educational opportunities

d)

Political engagement

90.

The national organization for women (NOW) denounced the exclusion of women from certain _____ and ______ positions (choose 2)

a)

Schools

b)

Professions

c)

Hospitals

d)

Political

91.

Some successes of the women’s movement include (select all that apply)

a)

Federal legislation banning sex discrimination in education

b)

The law that allowed a women to have abortions during the first trimester (3 months of pregnancy)

c)

Greater equality for women in the educational system

d)

Title IX that prohibited federally funded schools from discriminating against girls in nearly all aspects of their operations, from admissions to athletes

92.

Liberal ______ laws regarding a woman’s mental health are in the case of rape or incest

a)

Seatbelt law

b)

Abortion laws

c)

Civil rights laws

d)

Voting laws

93.

How did women finding jobs in the 1970s affect the national birth rate?

a)

It went down, the National birthrate declined

b)

It stayed the same, there was no change

c)

It went up, the National birthrate increased

94.

How are women portrayed in the 1950s media?

a)

Working as school teachers

b)

working as nurses

c)

As Housewives

d)

Working in industrial settings

95.

What was the name of the book that symbolized the women’s liberation movement?

a)

The Help

b)

The Feminine Mystique

c)

The Feminine Way

96.

The biggest change regarding abortion came in the 1973 Supreme Court decision________

a)

Roe v Smith

b)

Dobbs v Jackson

c)

Herndon v smith

d)

Roe v. Wade

97.

First trimester is the same as the

a)

First 6 months of pregnancy

b)

First 4 months of pregnancy

c)

First 3 months of pregnancy

d)

First month of pregnancy

98.

In Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruled that state governments could or could no longer regulate abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy

a)

They could

b)

They could no longer

99.

According to Roe V. Wade, this is a time within a woman’s constitutional right to privacy.

a)

First trimester

b)

Second trimester

c)

Third Trimester

100.

Roe v Wade

a)

Gave rise to the Right-to-life movement

b)

gave rise to the voting movement

c)

Gave rise to singing and praising their actions

101.

in 2002,Roe v Wade was ________

a)

Questioned

b)

Overturned

c)

Upheld

102.

What Supreme Court case overturned Roe v Wade

a)

Plessy v Ferguson

b)

Dobbs v Jackson

c)

Doug v Ferguson

d)

Doug v Jackson

103.

After the immigration act of 1965 past the number of Hispanic Americans living in the United States

a)

Increased greatly

b)

Decreased significantly

c)

Increased slightly

d)

Decreased slightly

104.

Hispanics came to the United States to flee________ or find jobs and better lives

a)

Segregation

b)

Persecution

c)

Oppression

105.

True or false: many Hispanics arrived legally

a)

True

b)

False

106.

Many Hispanics arrived in the United States illegally and often were exploited by _______ and _______

a)

Teachers, police

b)

Police, firemen

c)

Boarder crossing guards, employers

d)

Firemen, teachers

107.

In the 1960s the Latino population grew from ____ million to ______ million

a)

2; 9

b)

3; 9

c)

4; 8

d)

4; 9

108.

Today there are ______ million Latinos

a)

40

b)

41

c)

42

d)

43

109.

Many Latinos were brought through the ______ program

a)

Asian American

b)

Bracero

c)

Native American

d)

Wounded Knee

110.

Latinos were paid _____

a)

Low

b)

High

c)

Very High

d)

Very Low

111.

Migrant Latino families made only a ______ as much as the average

a)

Tenth

b)

Fourth

c)

Third

d)

Half

112.

Farm workers movement: many migrant workers were ______ and paid_______

a)

Mistreated; high

b)

Treated well; poorly

c)

Treated well; highly

d)

Mistreated; poorly

113.

A Mexican American, who was inspired by the civil rights movement and the nonviolent resistance of MLK and Gandhi

a)

Wounded Knee

b)

Cesar Chavez

c)

Donaldson Lee

d)

Juan Soato

114.

Name the two individuals that organized two groups that fought for the rights of farm workers

a)

Rodney Kilimgsworth

b)

Cesar Chavez

c)

Dolores Huerta

d)

Eleanor Roosevelt

115.

What type of boycott did the farm workers organize?

a)

Corn

b)

Potatoes

c)

Table grapes

d)

Strawberries

116.

Chavez and Huerta two groups that fought for the rights of farmworkers combined into one group _______________

a)

The United Farmers

b)

The United Farm Workers

c)

The Farmers Alliance

d)

Farmers are Us

117.

When the table grape boycott ended in 1970 the great growers agreed to raise (select all that apply)

a)

Amount of responsibility

b)

Wages

c)

Working conditions

d)

Number of hours worked daily

118.

This group began to organize in the late 1960s and the early 1970s as a result of grievances

a)

Asian Americans

b)

Disabled

c)

Gays/Lesbians

d)

Native Americans

119.

The grievances of the Native Americans included (select all that apply)

a)

Short Life Expectancy

b)

Low income

c)

High unemployment

d)

Limited education

e)

Discrimination

120.

This called for policies to create greater economic opportunities on reservations

a)

Declaration of independence

b)

Native Americans for the US

c)

Declaration of Indian purpose

d)

Americans for the Native Americans

121.

Native Americans formed ____ groups

a)

Harvest

b)

Militant

c)

Enforcement

d)

Policing

122.

a native American militant group that made a symbolic protest by occupying the abandoned federal prison Alcatraz Island

a)

KKK

b)

American Indian movement (AIM)

c)

Native American Indian Movement (NAIM)

123.

Where did the American Indian movement (AIM) occupy to protest

a)

A basketball areana and students housing.

b)

A church in SanFrancisco

c)

The federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco

124.

How long did the AIM group occupy the federal prison on Alcatraz Island

a)

16 months

b)

3 years

c)

19 months

d)

2 years

125.

This group claimed ownership of the federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay by saying

a)

“By right of discovery”

b)

“By right of want”

c)

“By right to protect “

126.

A violent protest occurred in 1973 where AIM members occupied the town of ________, South Dakota

a)

San Francisco

b)

Wounded Knee

c)

Dirty Soil

d)

White Feather

127.

At wounded knee, there was a clash between these two groups. (select two).

a)

FBI

b)

Police

c)

Farmers

d)

Occupiers

128.

How many Native Americans were killed at wounded knee

a)

1

b)

2

c)

22

d)

13

129.

Name two successes or victories by the Native American movement

a)

1975 passage of the Indian Self-Determination

b)

Medicare

c)

Medicaid

d)

Educational assistance act

130.

Which provided funds for Native American education, and enlarged travel roles in administrating federal programs

a)

Educational Assistance Act

b)

Voting Rights act

c)

Allies Protection Act

131.

Who were Caesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta fighting for?

a)

Miners

b)

From workers

c)

Doctors

d)

Lawyers

132.

Why did Cesar Chavez fast?

a)

To gain attention by the media

b)

To get free assistant from lawyers

c)

To get the attention of the doctors

133.

Which group had the goal to gain civil and social liberties for Native Americans?

a)

Asian American Movement

b)

American Indian Movemenr ( AIM )

c)

Disabled Rights Movement

d)

Gay/Liberation

134.

And what dramatic way did the AIM movement stage of protest?

a)

By occupying the federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco

b)

By refusing to eat for more than 1 month

c)

Through crime

d)

By helping a doctor move into Alcatraz Garden

135.

Which movement from the 1950s and 60s were concerned about sexual orientation and fear of losing jobs, family, and friends

a)

Asian American

b)

Disabled Rights

c)

Gay/ Liertatio

136.

Which group pushed for services for people with disabilities

a)

Asian American Movemwnt

b)

Disabled

c)

Gay/liberation