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Civil Rights Movement

Quiz by Phoebe Reynolds

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  • Q1
    Who is considered the leader of the Civil Rights Movement?
    Rosa Parks
    Harriet Tubman
    Malcolm X
    Martin Luther King Jr.
    30s
  • Q2
    What event marked a major turning point in the Civil Rights Movement?
    The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
    The Montgomery Bus Boycott
    The Brown v. Board of Education decision
    The Voting Rights Act of 1965
    30s
  • Q3
    What was the key Supreme Court case that challenged racial segregation in public schools?
    Dred Scott v. Sandford
    Plessy v. Ferguson
    Brown v. Board of Education
    Roe v. Wade
    30s
  • Q4
    What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
    To outlaw discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
    To grant voting rights to African Americans
    To establish equal educational opportunities
    To abolish slavery in the United States
    30s
  • Q5
    Which activist famously refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus?
    Ruby Bridges
    Sojourner Truth
    Harriet Tubman
    Rosa Parks
    30s
  • Q6
    What was the purpose of the Selma to Montgomery marches?
    To call for desegregation of public transportation
    To advocate for African American voting rights
    To protest school segregation
    To demand equal employment opportunities
    30s
  • Q7
    What was the purpose of the Sit-In Movement during the Civil Rights Movement?
    To protest police brutality
    To challenge racial segregation in public facilities
    To advocate for equal pay for African Americans
    To demand desegregation of public schools
    30s
  • Q8
    When faced with adversity and violence, what did Martin Luther King Jr preach his followers to do?
    Violence is the only way to get people to listen.
    Respond with non-violent tactics.
    Be violent only when you have to be.
    Go into hiding until things calm down
    30s

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