Zinn Chapter 17 Quiz
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| Total Attempts: 185
This is a quiz on Chapter 17 in Howard Zinn's A Young People's History of the United States.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Harry Truman ordered the ____________________ to be desegregated.
- A.
Armed forces
- B.
Schools
- C.
Churches
- D.
Workplaces
- 2.Where did sit-ins occur during the Civil Rights Movement?
- A.
Fancy restaurants
- B.
Lunch counters
- C.
Schools
- D.
Buses
- 3.What did SNCC stand for?
- A.
Special Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
- B.
Special Nonviolent Church Convention
- C.
Student Nonviolent Church Convention
- D.
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
- 4.Who were the freedom riders?
- A.
African-American people who participated in the Montgomery Bus Boycotts
- B.
African-American people who participated in the sit-ins
- C.
African-American and white people who worked together for freedom in the southern states
- D.
African-American and white people who worked together for freedom in the northern states
- 5.Who was the chief spokesperson of the Black Power movement?
- A.
Rosa Parks
- B.
Martin Luther King
- C.
Lyndon Johnson
- D.
Malcolm X
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