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Civil Rights (Chapter 21 US History)
Test Description: Understand the African-American struggle for civil rights during the 1950s and 1960s
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following affirmed the legality of racial segregation and prompted the passage of Jim Crow laws?
A
the Fourteenth Amendment
B
the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
C
the Civil Rights Act of 1875
D
the decision in Morgan v. Virginia
2) Which doctrine relating to public education was overturned by the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education?
A
due process of law
B
equal protection of the law
C
“separate but equal”
D
“all deliberate speed”
3) According to the Kerner Commission, what was the main cause of urban violence?
A
de jure segregation
B
black nationalism
C
white racism
D
school segregation
4) The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made segregation illegal in which of the following?
A
private universities
B
housing
C
public accommodations
D
churches
5) What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 enable federal officials to do?
A
recount votes
B
oversee the collection of poll taxes
C
register voters
D
oversee programs to test voter literacy
6) The Civil Rights Act of 1968 banned discrimination in which activity?
A
awarding a construction contract
B
admitting students to state universities
C
selling or renting a home
D
hiring an employee
7) Which of the following is not associated with the Black Power movement?
A
the Black Panthers
B
the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
C
Malcolm X
D
Stokely Carmichael
8) What was the main type of pressure exerted by the Montgomery Improvement Association in response to segregation on buses?
A
social
B
economic
C
physical force
D
political
9) Which of the following was not advocated by the Black Panthers?
A
community development
B
Black Power
C
nonviolence
D
black nationalism
10) Which of the following is an example of de facto segregation?
A
Jim Crow laws
B
a voter literacy test given to African Americans in the South
C
poll taxes
D
a concentration of urban African Americans in slum areas
11) In Brown v. Board of Education, the doctrine of ___ relating to public education was finally overturned.
A
due process of law
B
“all deliberate speed”
C
“separate but equal”
D
equal protection under the law
12) Events such as ___ helped set the stage for the civil rights movement.
A
the rise of the Black Power movement
B
the policy of apartheid in South Africa
C
the Civil Rights Act of 1968
D
better access to good jobs during World War II
13) The first organized movement by African Americans to fight segregation was ___.
A
the mass march on Washington, D.C.
B
the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott
C
the Selma, Alabama, voting rights campaign
D
the “children’s crusade” in Birmingham
14) Martin Luther King, Jr., was a founder and the first president of the ___.
A
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
B
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
C
Nation of Islam
D
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
15) One accomplishment of the ___ was bringing about a federal ban on segregation in all interstate travel facilities.
A
Black Panthers
B
Little Rock Nine
C
freedom riders
D
Montgomery bus boycott
16) In the summer of 1964, thousands of white college students took part in ___.
A
a funeral procession for Martin Luther King, Jr.
B
riots in Northern cities resulting from racial tensions
C
a campaign to register African American voters in Mississippi
D
a demonstration in support of integrating Southern colleges
17) De jure segregation is segregation that results from ___.
A
random chance
B
habit and custom
C
laws
D
inequalities in education
18) Appealing to many African Americans’ anger and frustration over a lack of social and economic power, ___ preached a militant approach to civil rights.
A
Malcolm X
B
Martin Luther King, Jr.
C
Medgar Evars
D
Fannie Lou Hamer
19) A major turning point in the civil rights movement was marked by ___.
A
the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
B
the conversion of Malcolm X to orthodox Islam
C
the drifting apart of SNCC and SCLC
D
the assassination of Robert Kennedy
20) One legacy of the civil rights movement that has been challenged in recent years is ___.
A
affirmative action programs
B
equal opportunity in housing
C
separate but equal facilities
D
black participation in politics
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