Question 1

Because he was perceived as a communist,whom did the FBI stop warning after uncovering threats to his life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bayard Rustin 
B)  Marcus Garvey 
C)  W.E.B.Du Bois 
D)  Martin Luther King, Jr. 
A)  Bayard Rustin 
B)  Marcus Garvey 
C)  W.E.B.Du Bois 
D)  Martin Luther King, Jr.

Question 2

Why did students form the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee rather than join the SCLC?

Accepted Answer

A)  They thought that Martin Luther King, Jr., was a communist. 
B)  They didn't agree with the leadership structure of the SCLC. 
C)  They thought that older people did not know anything about segregation. 
D)  They were sympathetic to white interests regarding the civil rights movement. 
A)  They thought that Martin Luther King, Jr., was a communist. 
B)  They didn't agree with the leadership structure of the SCLC. 
C)  They thought that older people did not know anything about segregation. 
D)  They were sympathetic to white interests regarding the civil rights movement.

Question 3

What did the Brown II decision say?

Accepted Answer

A)  Schools should desegregate "with all deliberate speed." 
B)  The Brown decision should be ignored because it was issued without due care. 
C)  The president should enforce the Brown decision with all the resources at his command. 
D)  African Americans should not have to tolerate segregation in any public facility. 
A)  Schools should desegregate "with all deliberate speed." 
B)  The Brown decision should be ignored because it was issued without due care. 
C)  The president should enforce the Brown decision with all the resources at his command. 
D)  African Americans should not have to tolerate segregation in any public facility.

Question 4

When Rosa Parks was arrested,how long did E.D.Nixon and Jo Ann Robinson initially plan for the boycott to last?

Accepted Answer

A)  one year 
B)  one month 
C)  one week 
D)  one day 
A)  one year 
B)  one month 
C)  one week 
D)  one day

Question 5

Both President _________ and President Kennedy took decisive action in their responses to challenges to their authority during the civil rights movement.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Both President _________ and President Kennedy took...

Question 6

How did whites in Alabama react to the Freedom Riders passing through their state?

Accepted Answer

A)  They paid little attention because the riders were peaceful and made no trouble. 
B)  They reacted violently, bombing the buses and beating the riders and bystanders. 
C)  They generally supported the black students, as long as they were peaceful and quiet. 
D)  They overwhelmingly supported the students with donations of food, clothes, and money. 
A)  They paid little attention because the riders were peaceful and made no trouble. 
B)  They reacted violently, bombing the buses and beating the riders and bystanders. 
C)  They generally supported the black students, as long as they were peaceful and quiet. 
D)  They overwhelmingly supported the students with donations of food, clothes, and money.

Question 7

Who did many African Americans initially support in the election of 1960?

Accepted Answer

A)  John F.Kennedy 
B)  Richard Nixon 
C)  George Wallace 
D)  Lyndon B.Johnson 
A)  John F.Kennedy 
B)  Richard Nixon 
C)  George Wallace 
D)  Lyndon B.Johnson

Question 8

Which of the following is true about the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a spontaneous action with little planning, history, or effort behind it. 
B)  The bus boycott was a result of years of activism and organization. 
C)  The bus boycott damaged the city's buses but was ultimately unsuccessful. 
D)  It was planned, led, and organized entirely by the capable Martin Luther King, Jr. 
A)  It was a spontaneous action with little planning, history, or effort behind it. 
B)  The bus boycott was a result of years of activism and organization. 
C)  The bus boycott damaged the city's buses but was ultimately unsuccessful. 
D)  It was planned, led, and organized entirely by the capable Martin Luther King, Jr.

Question 9

The results of the Montgomery bus boycott included blacks returning to riding segregated buses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Why did the SCLC form?

Accepted Answer

A)  to train black activists in violent protest 
B)  to help get voting rights for whites 
C)  to raise money for civil rights efforts across the country 
D)  to work to spread the ideas of all religions 
A)  to train black activists in violent protest 
B)  to help get voting rights for whites 
C)  to raise money for civil rights efforts across the country 
D)  to work to spread the ideas of all religions

Question 11

What is the relationship between the march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965 and the Edmund Pettus Bridge?

Accepted Answer

A)  They marchers were allowed to cross peacefully, a great achievement for King. 
B)  They marchers were highly criticized by most middle-class and upper-class blacks. 
C)  The police beat the demonstrators, which was captured on television and accelerated the movement. 
D)  The marchers received notice of the passage of the Civil Rights Act, and the protest became a great celebration. 
A)  They marchers were allowed to cross peacefully, a great achievement for King. 
B)  They marchers were highly criticized by most middle-class and upper-class blacks. 
C)  The police beat the demonstrators, which was captured on television and accelerated the movement. 
D)  The marchers received notice of the passage of the Civil Rights Act, and the protest became a great celebration.

Question 12

The Montgomery bus boycott set an example for future civil rights protests by blacks throughout the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What event sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Accepted Answer

A)  the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr. 
B)  a dispute over police brutality in the city 
C)  the violence against black men on the buses 
D)  the arrest of Rosa Parks, a civil rights activist 
A)  the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr. 
B)  a dispute over police brutality in the city 
C)  the violence against black men on the buses 
D)  the arrest of Rosa Parks, a civil rights activist

Question 14

What effect did the lynching of Emmett Till have on young black Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  It frightened many.Young people would take only a small role in the civil rights movement because of their fear. 
B)  It made many young black men turn to violence, crime, and terrorism. 
C)  Because Till had been a war hero, many young blacks enlisted in the army. 
D)  It infuriated many of them and caused them to fight its ever happening again. 
A)  It frightened many.Young people would take only a small role in the civil rights movement because of their fear. 
B)  It made many young black men turn to violence, crime, and terrorism. 
C)  Because Till had been a war hero, many young blacks enlisted in the army. 
D)  It infuriated many of them and caused them to fight its ever happening again.

Question 15

What was the outcome of the Freedom Rides?

Accepted Answer

A)  All of the students made it successfully to New Orleans. 
B)  The students who persevered through Alabama were arrested in Mississippi. 
C)  The students were able to get the buses desegregated after some legal effort. 
D)  The students decided not to continue because they had been frightened so badly. 
A)  All of the students made it successfully to New Orleans. 
B)  The students who persevered through Alabama were arrested in Mississippi. 
C)  The students were able to get the buses desegregated after some legal effort. 
D)  The students decided not to continue because they had been frightened so badly.

Question 16

How is King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" an example of a strategic turning point in the civil rights movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  He justified the use of direct action as a way to force change to unjust laws. 
B)  He justified the use of violence in civil rights organizing. 
C)  He revealed he was converting from Christianity to the Muslim faith. 
D)  He foreshadowed his own assassination, noting that he was ready to die for his cause. 
A)  He justified the use of direct action as a way to force change to unjust laws. 
B)  He justified the use of violence in civil rights organizing. 
C)  He revealed he was converting from Christianity to the Muslim faith. 
D)  He foreshadowed his own assassination, noting that he was ready to die for his cause.

Question 17

What facilities did Atlanta students specifically target?

Accepted Answer

A)  private, restricted clubs 
B)  government-owned facilities, which should have been willing to serve all customers 
C)  Woolworth's lunch counters 
D)  swimming pools and outdoor parks 
A)  private, restricted clubs 
B)  government-owned facilities, which should have been willing to serve all customers 
C)  Woolworth's lunch counters 
D)  swimming pools and outdoor parks

Question 18

How did President Eisenhower react to the Brown decision?

Accepted Answer

A)  He supported it, and used his resources to desegregate the schools. 
B)  He fought the decision at every turn and never assisted blacks in any way. 
C)  He did not accept the ruling completely and refused to back it entirely. 
D)  Eisenhower was unable to enforce Brown because he was so unpopular in office. 
A)  He supported it, and used his resources to desegregate the schools. 
B)  He fought the decision at every turn and never assisted blacks in any way. 
C)  He did not accept the ruling completely and refused to back it entirely. 
D)  Eisenhower was unable to enforce Brown because he was so unpopular in office.

Question 19

What was the relationship between Martin Luther King,Jr.,and the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King Jr. played a pivotal

Question 20

How did many local residents of the southern towns support the students' efforts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Southerners never supported black efforts. 
B)  Many southerners moved North at this time as a protest against the South. 
C)  They supported them through economic boycotts of offending businesses. 
D)  They supported them by donating substantial amounts of money to black colleges. 
A)  Southerners never supported black efforts. 
B)  Many southerners moved North at this time as a protest against the South. 
C)  They supported them through economic boycotts of offending businesses. 
D)  They supported them by donating substantial amounts of money to black colleges.

Exam 21: The Freedom Movement

Because he was perceived as a communist,whom did the FBI stop warning after uncovering threats to his life?

Why did students form the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee rather than join the SCLC?

What did the Brown II decision say?

When Rosa Parks was arrested,how long did E.D.Nixon and Jo Ann Robinson initially plan for the boycott to last?

Both President _________ and President Kennedy took decisive action in their responses to challenges to their authority during the civil rights movement.

How did whites in Alabama react to the Freedom Riders passing through their state?

Who did many African Americans initially support in the election of 1960?

Which of the following is true about the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

The results of the Montgomery bus boycott included blacks returning to riding segregated buses.

Why did the SCLC form?

What is the relationship between the march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965 and the Edmund Pettus Bridge?

The Montgomery bus boycott set an example for future civil rights protests by blacks throughout the South.

What event sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

What effect did the lynching of Emmett Till have on young black Americans?

What was the outcome of the Freedom Rides?

How is King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" an example of a strategic turning point in the civil rights movement?

What facilities did Atlanta students specifically target?

How did President Eisenhower react to the Brown decision?

What was the relationship between Martin Luther King,Jr.,and the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

How did many local residents of the southern towns support the students' efforts?

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