U.S. Civil Rights Movement
This quiz assesses student knowledge of important people, places, and events that took place during the civil rights movement.
- 1.What group of students was famous for challenging school segregation in the South?
- A.
The "Little Rock Nine"
- B.
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
- C.
The Freedom Riders
- 2.Who is the person responsible for starting the Montgomery bus boycott?
- A.
Martin Luther King Jr.
- B.
Thurgood Marshall
- C.
Rosa Parks
- 3.What was the name of the lawyer who won the Supreme Court case, Brown v. Board of Education, and made segregation in public schools illegal?
- A.
George Wallace
- B.
Linda Brown
- C.
Thurgood Marshall
- 4.Who were the "Freedom Riders?"
- A.
Students who rode on buses throughout the South to show that segregation wasn't legal anymore.
- B.
A name for civil rights marchers.
- C.
African Americans who marched in the Birmingham Children's Crusade.
- 5.In what city was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated?
- A.
Montgomery, AL
- B.
Memphis, TN
- C.
Washington D.C.
- 6.In what city was Martin Luther King Jr. born?
- A.
Birmingham
- B.
Memphis
- C.
Atlanta
- 7.What famous prize was Martin Luther King Jr. honored with?
- A.
Olympic Gold Medal
- B.
The Pulitzer Prize
- C.
The Nobel Peace Prize
- 8.What is the definition for desegregation?
- A.
The right to fair and equal treatment, guaranteed by the Constitution.
- B.
Ending the separation of people by racial or ethnic group.
- C.
A way of bringing change without using violence.
- 9.What important law was passed by President Lyndon Johnson in 1964 that banned segregation in public places?
- A.
Civil Rights Act
- B.
Voting Rights Act
- C.
Montgomery Bus Act
- 10.What was the purpose of the March on Washington?
- A.
To protest against police actions during the Birmingham Children's Crusade.
- B.
To show support for a bill that would end segregation in the U.S.
- C.
To support the "Brown v. Board of Education" trial.
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