Question 1

According to Joseph McNeil, what does it mean to be an activist?

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Stand up for what's right; take action if you see injustice.

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Let the police handle any injustice.

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All protesters should be violent.

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Sometimes, fear gets the best of us.

Question 2

What type of environment did McNeil grow up in, which is one of the many reasons that led to him becoming an activist?

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He grew up in the South in a segregated environment.

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He grew up in a very wealthy, elite neighborhood where only a select few were allowed to reside.

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He grew up in a community that valued equality.

Question 3

Why did McNeil become involved with the sit-ins?

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He believed racial segregation was evil.

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He wanted to become famous.

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His friends talked him into it even though he was reluctant to join them at first.

Question 4

McNeil believed that violence was the key to achieving racial equality.

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false

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true

Question 5

What type of peaceful protest did McNeil and his fellow civil rights activists participate in at Woolworth's lunch counter?

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<P>sitin</P>

Question 6

How were McNeil and his associates treated when they sat at Woolworth's lunch counter?

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They were refused service due to being Black.

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They were given excellent service.

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They were banned from the establishment because they didn't leave tip.

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They won free dessert for being nice customers.

Question 7

How did McNeil and the other civil rights activists respond to their treatment at the Woolworth’s lunch counter?

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They continued to sit at the counter.

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They threw molotovs at the storefront.

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They called the police on the store's owner.

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They left as soon as they were refused service.

Question 8

An elderly white woman approached McNeil and his fellow activists during their sit-in at Woolworth's lunch counter and told them that she was disappointed that it took them so long to do what they're doing. Why was this moment significant?

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This was their first sign of open support.

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She was their neighbor during their childhood.

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She threatened to have them killed shortly after this interaction.

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She was being a Karen.

Question 9

McNeil and the activists who joined him at the sit-in were killed shortly after their protest.

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false

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true

Question 10

Why did the Greensboro group (McNeil and his friends) decide that their protest must be nonviolent?

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They believed a nonviolent approach would help them accomplish their goals, which was to focus attention on how segregation negatively impacted Black people.

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They were too scared to raise their fists against random people.

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They didn't want the news to bring attention to their cause.

Question 11

What was the effect of the Greensboro Four Sit-ins?

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They inspired massive student protests around the world.

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Businesses all over the country closed down permanently.

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Schools closed down to prevent students from learning about the Greensboro Four.

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The President of the United States directly ordered the police to arrest any protesters.

Question 12

In paragraph 12, what was the manager trying to achieve by calling the police?

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The manager called the police to intimidate the men and stop the men from protesting.

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The manager called the police to remove the crowd that was gathering for the protest.

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The manager called the police to have the men arrested because they stole food from the diner.

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The manager called the police to protect the men from violence in the diner.

Question 13

A sit-in is meant to be a peaceful, nonviolent protest.

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true

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false

Question 14

In paragraph 13, how did the actions of McNeil and his friends affect others?

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They influenced others and ignited civil rights protests among young people.

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They divided Black youth on what to do to fight for their civil rights.

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They caused the owners of the store to fire the Black workers.

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They prevented people from being able to eat at sit-in restaurants for many years.

Question 15

A lynching is when a mob of people kill someone, usually by hanging.

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true

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false

Question 16

Which statement best identifies the central idea of the passage?

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The Greensboro Four inspired others within a larger movement of courageous activists who practice nonviolence.

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The Greensboro Four inspired Joseph McNeil and his friends to nonviolently protest segregation at lunch counters.

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The Greensboro Four were met with physical violence the first time they nonviolently protested segregation at a lunch counter.

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The Greensboro Four were inspired by the Freedom Rides to peacefully challenge segregation at lunch counters.

Question 17

Which of the following quotes shows what inspired the Greensboro Four to start their own sit-ins?

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Which of the following quotes shows what inspired the Greensboro Four to start their own sit-ins?

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We purchased items like toothpaste, notebook paper, other sundry items.

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I lived in New York City for three or four of those years and every summer. Went to Public School 13 in Harlem in the third grade. I went to St. Thomas the Apostle in the eighth grade also.

Question 18

Why were McNeil and his associates called “Children of Courage”?

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They stood up against evil and racial injustice at great personal risk, and that required a lot of courage.

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They started a charitable organization that feeds homeless children.

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They made a movie about the Little Rock Nine.

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They won the championship football game for their school.

Question 19

What does McNeil mean when he encourages others to “stay the moral high ground”?

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It’s important that people continue to stand up for the right thing so that we change society for the better.

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It's okay to give up as long as you tried first.

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Evil will always prevail.

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People shouldn't have morals. They get too worked up about that kind of stuff.

Question 20

Which quotation from the passage best demonstrates the impact of the Greensboro Four’s protests?

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“I think history will say that this is some of our prouder moments as human beings because what’s taking place back in those periods of time became not just local in nature, they became national, and they became international.” (Paragraph 22)

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“[There’s] several things that I would call one of my proudest moments. One would be the fact that I wasassociated with some of the finest people to walk on this earth. People of courage.” (Paragraph 18)

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“There was no particular event or singular event. It was years and years of injustice. Segregation was anevil. Years and years of lynchings and murders and beatings. All these things had a cumulative effect.”(Paragraph 16)

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“Three of my colleagues, David Richmond, who is no longer with us, Jibreel Khazan, who at the time was Ezell Blair Jr., and Franklin McCain and I sat down at a segregated Woothworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. We ordered apple pie and coffee. And we were not served.” (Paragraph 11)

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