What Have You Learnt About African-american Culture This Period?
- You are going to take a quiz on African-American culture to show what you have learned. - Your teacher will see your results, but your score cannot have any influence on your grade. - You need to fill in your FULL NAME- The password is: BreulGood luck!
- 1.Answer these 3 questions in one text (max. 100 words!)1 What book have you read about African-American culture and who is the author?2 Did you like it? Why?3 Did you finish it? Be honest!
- 2.The bus boycot was organised by:
- A.
Rosa Parks
- B.
Malcolm X
- C.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
- 3.Martin Luther King's "I have a dream"-speech was held in
- A.
Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963.
- B.
Washington, New York, in 1963
- C.
Birmingham, Alabama, in 1968
- D.
Washington, New York, in 1968
- 4.Which of the following statements is true? 1) Martin Luther King was shot in 19612) Malcolm X was shot in 1965
- A.
Only 1 is true
- B.
Only 2 is true
- C.
Both 1 and 2 are true
- D.
Both 1 and 2 are false
- 5.True or false: President John F. Kennedy supported the Civil Rights Movement.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.How did Martin Luther King die?
- A.
He was shot at a march in Memphis by Harvey Lee Oswald
- B.
He was shot at a march in Memphis by James Earl Ray
- C.
He was shot in front of a Memphis motel by Harvey Lee Oswald
- D.
He was shot in front of a Memphis motel by James Earl Ray.
- 7.True or false: James Earl Ray, Martin Luther King's assassin, was sentenced to 99 years in prison.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Why was Petey Green's radio broadcast on April 4th, 1968 famous?
- A.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and Petey tried to get everybody on the streets.
- B.
Malcolm X was shot and Petey voiced the thoughts and emotions of lots of African-Americans.
- C.
Malcolm X was shot and Petey tried to get everybody on the streets.
- D.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and Petey voiced the thoughts and emotions of lots of African-Americans.
- 9.Motown was
- A.
A town where both African-American and white people could live peacefully together.
- B.
The name of the music label that allowed only white American artists to express their thoughts and emotions.
- C.
The name of the music label that tried to have a positive influence on the integration of African-Americans in American society.
- D.
A town where African-American could express their thoughts and emotions.
- 10.Which is the odd one out?
- A.
Diana Ross and the Supremes
- B.
The Jackson 5
- C.
Frank Sinatra
- D.
Louis Armstrong
- E.
Aretha Franklin
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