Civil Rights Movement Quiz

Civil Rights Movement Quiz

9th Grade

10 Qs

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Civil Rights Movement Quiz

Civil Rights Movement Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

History

9th Grade

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Created by

Ms. Borduin

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During the March in Washington, who gave the 'I Have a Dream' speech?

Rosa Parks

Malcolm X

Martin Luther King Jr.

Thurgood Marshall

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary goal of the Freedom Riders during the Civil Rights Movement?

To challenge racial segregation in the southern United States

To promote voter registration among African Americans

To protest the Vietnam War

To gain equal employment opportunities

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main legal outcome of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision?

It ended separate but equal in public schools for black and white students saying it was unconstitutional

It upheld the principle of 'separate but equal' established by Plessy v. Ferguson

It mandated the desegregation of the armed forces

It established affirmative action policies in higher education

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the first African American woman to refuse to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Rosa Parks

Coretta Scott King

Daisy Bates

Ella Baker

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which organization was initially formed in the 1960s to protect racial segregation in the South using sit-ins and freedom riders?

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which act was passed in 1965 to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote?

Civil Rights Act

Voting Rights Act

Equal Pay Act

Fair Housing Act

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main purpose of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963?

To protest racial discrimination in hiring practices

To demand the end of segregation in schools

To advocate for the passage of civil rights legislation

All of the above

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