
Civil Rights Unit Test
Quiz by Deborah Gonzales
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- Q11. This classroom is most likely the direct result of -the Supreme Court ruling on Brown v. Board of EducationJackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in Major League BaseballOral Faubus protesting desegregation at Little Rock High SchoolRosa Parks being arrested for not giving up her bus seat to a white man30s
- Q22. Which of the following best completes this diagram?Freedom RidesVoting Rights Act of 1965Civil Rights Act of 196414th Amendment30s
- Q33. The Black Panthers distinguished themselves as a civil rights group that -used force if necessary to protect and defend themselvesused the court system to bring change to Americaused nonviolence to engage leaders in Congressused hunger strikes to bring awareness to the issues facing minorities30s
- Q47. This photograph is most closely associated with which of the following events?Little Rock High School CrisisFreedom RidesBrown v. Board of Education rulingMarch on Washington30s
- Q58. President Eisenhower was forced to issue this statement after -Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” Speech captivated the nationthe March on Washington caused violent riots throughout the nationOral Faubus refused to desegregate schools in his stateCongress voted to overturn the Supreme Court’s ruling on Brown v. Board of Education30s
- Q69. Which of the following best completes this diagram?Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Rosa ParksShirley ChisholmJackie Robinson30s
- Q710. In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat setting in motion -the breaking of the color barrier in baseballsit-ins at segregated restaurantsa bus boycottthe Plessy v. Ferguson court case30s
- Q811. The man portrayed below was known for -using force to when being attacked by police officers and police dogsadvocating the use of civil disobedience during the Civil Rights movementgoing on a 100-day hunger strike to bring awareness to discrimination in the work placebecoming the first African American to be elected to the House of Representatives30s
- Q912. The best selection to complete 10 is -Supreme CourtLeague of NationsU.S. military30s
- Q1013. The best selection to complete 11 is -integrationannexationsegregation30s
- Q1115. Which of the following best completes this diagram?Increased voter participation by minoritiesPoll taxes and literacy testsMarch of WashingtonFreedom Rides30s
- Q1216. How did the approach of the Black Panthers differ from the methods used by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr?A. Black Panthers were willing to use violence, while Dr. King used only nonviolence.C. Black Panthers sought to use the court system, while Dr. King preferred passive resistance.D. Black Panthers employed peaceful demonstrations, while Dr. King favored sit-ins and freedom rides.B. Black Panthers believed in nonviolence, while Dr. King favored civil disobedience.30s
- Q1317. Jackie Robinson was significant to the Civil Rights Movement because -he organized several Civil Rights marches across the Southhe was the first African American to play for a Major League Baseball teamhe garnered national attention when we was jailed for refusing to give up his bus seathe worked with President Lyndon B. Johnson to pass the Civil Rights Act of 196430s
- Q1418. This political cartoon is referencing -Brown v. Board of Educationthe Freedom RidersVoting Rights Act of 1965the 14th Amendment30s
- Q1519. Which of the following allowed for the segregation being allowed in this photograph?The Fifteenth AmendmentThe Fourteenth AmendmentBrown v. Board of EducationPlessy v. Ferguson30s
