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Ch. 17.4, Ch. 19- Black Civil Rights Quiz
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
IDENTIFYING MAIN IDEAS
1. President Truman ordered an end to discrimination in
a. Arkansas.
c. labor unions.
b. the armed forces.
d. the transportation industry.
2. After the war, the African American civil rights movement
a. lost its main leaders.
c. accelerated.
b. focused on suing the military.
d. made few gains until the 1960s.
3. The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education ended
a. the “separate but equal” doctrine.
b. Jackie Robinson’s career in baseball.
c. Eisenhower’s support of civil rights.
d. discrimination in the hiring of federal employees.
4. This group is best known for its use of the courts in trying to gain civil rights.
a. SNCC
c. Black Panther Party
b. CORE
d. NAACP
5. How did the National Urban League help African Americans?
a. by helping newcomers to large cities find homes and jobs
b. by providing legal support to defend them in court
c. by providing them with good medical care
d. by helping them to integrate lunch counters
6. The Montgomery bus boycott introduced a new generation of African American
a. bus drivers.
c. leaders.
b. high school students.
d. baseball players.
7. To achieve victory in the struggle for civil rights, Martin Luther King, Jr., and other members of the SCLC
encouraged a policy of
a. armed confrontation.
c. lawsuits.
b. nonviolent protest.
d. national strikes.
8. In 1957, Eisenhower used the Arkansas National Guard to
a. enforce school integration.
c. protect factories from striking workers.
b. uphold the “separate but equal” doctrine. d. support the governor of Arkansas.
9. Martin Luther King, Jr., targeted Birmingham, Alabama, for demonstrations because he considered it
a. the most segregated city in the country.
b. a city with very little segregation.
c. a city that practiced de facto segregation.
d. a city that would welcome an end to segregation.
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10. What was the point of Dr. King’s “Letter From Birmingham Jail”?
a. To explain how segregation impacts Southern Blacks
b. To persuade White leaders to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964
c. To convinve President Johnson to sign the 15th amendment
d. To respond to criticisms of his demonstrations
11. After watching television coverage of the brutal tactics used against protesters by the Birmingham police, even
opponents of the civil rights movement were
a. appalled by the police violence.
c. supportive of the actions of the police.
b. angry with the peaceful protesters.
d. uninterested in the confrontation.
12. What was the goal of the Selma March?
a. to integrate bus terminal lunch counters
b. to get more low-cost housing built
c.
d.
to get voting rights legislation passed
to protest “Bull” Connor’s tactics
13. Participants in the 1963 March on Washington hoped to
a. get “Bull” Connor prosecuted for police brutality.
b. convince Congress to pass civil rights legislation.
c. prevent the reelection of President Kennedy.
d. do battle with the police of Washington, D.C.
14. Which was a highlight of the March on Washington?
a. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech
b. President Johnson’s “Great Society” speech
c. President Kennedy’s “New Frontier” speech
d. Stokely Carmichael’s “Black Power” speech
15. The Congress of Racial Equality pursued its goals through
a. women’s church groups.
c. bold newspaper advertisements.
b. congressional committees.
d. peaceful confrontation.
16. The excerpt from Anne Moody’s biography detailed her efforts to...
a. Gain voting rights
c. Desegregate lunch counters
b. Participate in a Dr. King led march
d. Get equal pay for equal work
17. Members of SNCC broke away from the SCLC in order to...
a. have the freedom to use violence when necessary
b. join in with the efforts of Dr. King
c. allow the young members more of a leadership role
d. join the Black Power Movement
18. James Meredith advanced the cause of civil rights when he
a. tried to enroll at Ole Miss.
c. organized the Freedom Rides.
b. opened an integrated lunch counter.
d. became an air force officer.
19. The Freedom Rides were organized to test
a. a Supreme Court decision.
b. the safety of buses.
c.
d.
a congressional decree.
the character of local police officers.
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20. After Freedom Riders were violently attacked in Alabama, they
a. moved the protest to Chicago.
c. abandoned the protest.
b. armed themselves for protection.
d. received federal protection.
21. Freedom Summer and the Selma March both called attention to African Americans’ lack of
a. food.
c. voting rights.
b. employment.
d. strong leaders.
22.
Which of the following most contributed to the change shown in the maps above?
a. The Freedom Rides
c. Montgomery Bus Boycott
b. Freedom Summer
d. Brown V. Board of Education
23. All of the following events dealt with the goal of integration except...
a. Freedom Summer
c. Montgomery Bus Boycott
b. Brown V. Board of Education
d. Violence at Central High in Ark.
24. In his writings, James Baldwin warned Americans that
a. African Americans should not be allowed to vote.
b. desegregation would only lead to greater problems.
c. the Nation of Islam should be banned.
d. African Americans were angry and tired of promises.
25. The black power movement taught that African Americans should
a. separate from white society and lead their own communities.
b. strive to end segregation.
c. emigrate to Africa.
d. use nonviolent protest to bring about change.
26. He is often seen as the symbolic leader of the Black Power Movement.
a. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
c. A. Philip Randolph
b. Ralph Abernathy
d. Malcolm X
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27. Under the leadership of Stokely Carmichael, SNCC became
a. somewhat more religious.
c. increasingly militant.
b. more open to white Americans.
d. less violent.
28. The Black Panthers wanted African Americans to
a. end the urban riots.
c.
b. lead their own communities.
d.
practice nonviolent protest.
join interracial groups.
29. Eldridge Cleaver’s “Requiem for Nonviolence” intended to...
a. point out the success of nonviolence
c. celebrate the life of Dr. King
b. mark the end of the nonviolent
d. celebrate the death of Malcolm X
movement
30. The Supreme Court played a major role in the Civil Rights movement, legalizing segregation with the
________________court case, later taking steps to end legalized segregation with the ____________________
court case.
a. Brown V. Board of Education/ Plessy V. Ferguson
b. Plessy V. Ferguson/ Brown V. Board of Education
c. The Dred Scott Case/ Brown V. Board of Education
d. The Dred Scott Case/ Bakke V The Regents of the University of California
31. One of the most comprehensive civil rights laws in history, The Civil Rights Act of 1964 protected rights in which
of the following areas?
a. Voting
b. Jobs
c. Schools
d. All of the above
32. ANALYZING A DOCUMENT
This excerpt is taken from a speech that President Johnson delivered to Congress. Read it, and then answer the
questions below.
The Constitution says that no person shall be kept from voting because of his race or his color. We have
all sworn an oath before God to support and defend that Constitution. We must now act in obedience to that
oath. . . . It is wrong—deadly wrong—to deny any of your fellow Americans the right to vote in this country.
There is no issue of States’ rights or National rights. There is only the struggle for human rights.
Which amendment to the Constitution is Johnson referring to in the above passage?
a. 13th Amendment
c. 15th Amendment
b. 14th Amendment
d. 24th Amendment
33. After Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965,
a. the civil rights movement slowly ended.
b. white Southerners still prevented most African Americans from voting.
c. many African Americans were elected to office at all levels.
d. the Supreme Court declared the law unconstitutional.
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34. Which of the following was a result of the civil rights movement?
a. The federal government rebuilt the nation’s ghettos.
b. De facto segregation ended in the North.
c. Racism in the South came to an end.
d. Thousands of African Americans could vote for the first time.
35. All of the following resulted from the civil rights movement except
a. making segregation illegal.
b. opening the political process to more African Americans.
c. eliminating poverty in the United States.
d. giving African Americans a new sense of ethnic pride.
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ID: A
Ch. 17.4, Ch. 19- Black Civil Rights Quiz
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: B
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 682
OBJ: 21.1.1
STA: 11.10.2
TOP: African American civil rights
NOT: 21.1.1—Learn about events and cultural trends that led to a rise in African American influence in the
twentieth century.
2. ANS: C
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 699
OBJ: 21.1.1
STA: 11.10.1
TOP: African American civil rights
NOT: 21.1.1—Learn about events and cultural trends that led to a rise in African American influence in the
twentieth century.
3. ANS: A
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 700
OBJ: 21.1.2
STA: 11.10.2
TOP: Brown v. Board of Education
NOT: 21.1.2—Find out how Americans responded to the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of
Education.
4. ANS: D
PTS: 1
5. ANS: A
PTS: 1
DIF: Easy
REF: 705
OBJ: 21.2.1
STA: 11.10.1
TOP: National Urban League
NOT: 21.2.1—Find out how early groups laid the foundation for the civil rights movement.
6. ANS: C
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 702
OBJ: 21.1.3
STA: 11.10.2
TOP: Montgomery bus boycott | African American civil rights
NOT: 21.1.3—Discover how the Montgomery bus boycott affected the civil rights movement.
7. ANS: B
PTS: 1
DIF: Easy
REF: 821
OBJ: 21.1.2
STA: 11.10.3
TOP: Martin Luther King Jr. | SCLC | Nonviolence
NOT: 21.2.2—Understand the philosophy of nonviolence.
8. ANS: A
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 702
OBJ: 21.1.2
STA: 11.10.2
TOP: Supreme Court decisions | Brown v. Board of Education
NOT: 21.1.2—Find out how Americans responded to the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of
Education.
9. ANS: A
PTS: 1
DIF: Easy
REF: 713
OBJ: 21.3.3
STA: 11.10.3 | 11.10.5
TOP: Martin Luther King Jr. | Segregation | Birmingham
NOT: 21.3.3—Understand how the events in Birmingham, Alabama, affected the nation’s attitudes toward the
civil rights movement.
10. ANS: D
PTS: 1
11. ANS: A
PTS: 1
DIF: Easy
REF: 713
OBJ: 21.3.3
STA: 11.10.5
TOP: Birmingham | Violence
NOT: 21.3.3—Understand how the events in Birmingham, Alabama, affected the nation’s attitudes toward the
civil rights movement.
12. ANS: C
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 721
OBJ: 21.4.3
STA: 11.10.2
TOP: Selma March | Civil rights
NOT: 21.4.3—Learn the goals of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
13. ANS: B
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 717
OBJ: 21.4.2
STA: 11.10.5 | 11.10.2
TOP: March on Washington
NOT: 21.4.2—Find out why civil rights leaders proposed a march on Washington.
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A
PTS: 1
DIF: Easy
REF: 718
21.4.2
STA: 11.10.4 | 11.10.2
TOP: March on Washington
21.4.2—Find out why civil rights leaders proposed a march on Washington.
D
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 705
21.2.1
STA: 11.10.1
TOP: Civil rights movement
21.2.1—Find out how early groups laid the foundation for the civil rights movement.
C
PTS: 1
C
PTS: 1
A
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 712
21.3.2
STA: 11.10.2
TOP: James Meredith | University of Mississippi
21.3.2—Find out the reaction to James Meredith’s integration at the University of Mississippi.
A
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 710
21.3.1
STA: 11.10.1 | 11.10.2
TOP: Sit-ins | Freedom Rides
21.3.1—Identify the goals of sit-ins and Freedom Rides.
D
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 711
21.3.1
STA: 11.10.2
TOP: Sit-ins | Freedom Rides
21.3.1—Identify the goals of sit-ins and Freedom Rides.
C
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 720–721
21.4.3
STA: 11.10.5
TOP: Civil rights
21.4.3—Learn the goals of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
B
PTS: 1
A
PTS: 1
D
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 724
21.5.2
STA: 11.10.3
TOP: James Baldwin | Black power movement
21.5.2—Become familiar with the major goals of the black power movement.
A
PTS: 1
DIF: Easy
REF: 724
21.5.2
STA: 11.10.1
TOP: Black nationalism
21.5.2—Become familiar with the major goals of the black power movement.
D
PTS: 1
DIF: Easy
REF: 723
21.5.2
STA: 11.10.4
TOP: Malcolm X | Black nationalism
21.5.2—Become familiar with the major goals of the black power movement.
C
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 724
21.5.2
STA: 11.10.4
TOP: Black power movement
21.5.2—Become familiar with the major goals of the black power movement.
B
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 724
21.5.2
STA: 11.10.4
TOP: Black power movement
21.5.2—Become familiar with the major goals of the black power movement.
B
PTS: 1
B
PTS: 1
D
PTS: 1
C
PTS: 1
C
PTS: 1
DIF: Challenging REF: 721
21.4.3
STA: 11.10.6
TOP: Voting Rights Act of 1965
21.4.3—Learn the goals of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
D
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 727
21.4.3
STA: 11.10.1
TOP: African American voters | Voting Rights Act of 1965
21.4.3—Learn the goals of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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ID: A
35. ANS: C
PTS: 1
DIF: Average
REF: 727
OBJ: 21.5.4
STA: 11.10.1
TOP: Assassination of 1968
NOT: 21.5.4—Find out how the tragic events of 1968 affected the nation.
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