Comprehension: Sitting Down to Take a Stand

Who were the Greensboro Four, and what did they do in 1960?

• Four black teens who sat at a "whites-only" lunch counter to protest segregation.

• Four white students who supported segregation in schools.

• Four politicians who passed the Civil Rights Act.

• Four teachers who taught about civil rights.

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What was the main goal of the Greensboro Four's sit-in at the lunch counter?

• To stop the unfair treatment of black people at lunch counters and other places in the United States.

• To get free food from the lunch counter.

• To become famous in the news.

• To support the restaurant's business.

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Which Supreme Court case ruled that segregation by race in public schools is illegal?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Roe v. Wade

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How did the Greensboro Four and their supporters bring about change at the lunch counter?

• By returning to the lunch counter every day until they were served.

• By writing letters to the president.

• By organizing a boycott of all restaurants.

• By moving to another city.

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Why was the sit-in movement started by the Greensboro Four important for the civil rights movement?

• It inspired similar nonviolent protests in many other cities and helped bring attention to segregation.

• It was the first protest in American history.

• It ended all segregation laws immediately.

• It was only important in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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What important law did President Lyndon B. Johnson sign in 1964 to ensure equal rights for all Americans?

• The Voting Rights Act

• The Civil Rights Act

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Bill of Rights

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What does the word "legacy" mean as used in the text?

• A new law

• Something that is handed down or received from the past

• A type of protest

• A disagreement between people

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Which of the following best describes "segregation"?

• The joining of two groups

• The separation of people based on skin color

• The creation of new laws

• The building of museums

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Why do you think the article and the time line are presented together in the learning material? (Use evidence from the text structure section.)

• To make the page look more colorful

• To show how events are connected and help inform about the civil rights movement

• To confuse the reader

• To focus only on one event

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How did the Greensboro Four’s actions impact history, according to the text?

• They created a new restaurant

• They turned the history of America around and their legacy lives on in a museum

• They wrote a famous book

• They became politicians

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