Civil Rights Movement Quizzes, Questions & Answers

The 1960s in America were a tumultuous time. The Vietnam War was ramping up while peace and love were being promoted at home, and the fight for equal rights and desegregation for minority black Americans was being taken to the capital. Can you name the year that the Civil Rights Act which outlawed segregation was passed? Bonus points if you can name the president that signed it!

While this Civil Rights Act wasn’t the first (or the last), can you name the two black leaders of the 1960’s Civil Rights movement? Like any great country, the history of the USA is filled with political upheaval, protest, and a staunch stance on liberty. If you’re a true history buff or just trying to sharpen your skills, our quizzes on American Civil Rights is sure to challenge even the most experienced historian!

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After watching the documentary Mighty Times, students will be able answer the following quiz.

Questions: 9 | Attempts: 702 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023

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What started after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white passenger?

The Civil Rights Movement

The Montgomery Bus Boycott

The Abolishment of Slavery

A riot in the streets

The Civil Rights Movement Quiz! Trivia

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The NAACP stands for:

National African American Civil Protection

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

National Association for the Advancement of Civil Protections

National Association of Colored People

Administration - Civil Rights Training Quiz

The administration - Civil Rights Training Quiz is a true and false quiz.

Questions: 11 | Attempts: 534 | Last updated: Sep 6, 2024

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The Special Nutrition Programs receive both federal and state tax dollars, therefore, the funds are to be used for the benefit of all eligible persons.

True

False

Civil Rights Movement Exam

Civil Rights Movement - African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Women, Native Americans

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Which of the following affirmed the legality of racial segregation and prompted the passage of the Jim Crow laws?

The Fourteenth Amendment

The Civil Rights Act of 1875

The decision in Plessy v. Ferguson

The decision in Morgan v. Virginia

U.S. Civil Rights Movement

This quiz assesses student knowledge of important people, places, and events that took place during the civil rights movement.

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 499 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023

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What group of students was famous for challenging school segregation in the South?

The "Little Rock Nine"

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

The Freedom Riders

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What have you learned so far about Civil Rights Movement?

Questions: 20 | Attempts: 307 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023

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Which of the following is an example of segregation?

Refusing to ride on city bus

Forcing African Americans to attend different schools other than whites

Taking lands from Native Americans

Leading a rally for African American voters

Civil Litigation Test 2

Civil litigation multiple choice, fill in the blanks, match

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 213 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023

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What are forms of evidence? Check all that apply

Testimony

Hearsay

Documentary

Demonstrative

Judicial notice

ESI

Civil Rights Quiz Rippee 2nd

Chapter 5 from the book, reading, and class.

Questions: 22 | Attempts: 299 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023

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In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson,

Housing discrimination was forbidden

The principle of “separate but equal” was overturned

School busing was allowed to remedy racial segregation

United States citizenship and all rights that go with it were granted to former slaves

The principle of “separate but equal” was used to justify segregation

Civil Rights Quiz Rippee 1st

Chapter 5 from the book, reading, and class.

Questions: 22 | Attempts: 237 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023

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In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson,

Housing discrimination was forbidden

The principle of “separate but equal” was overturned

School busing was allowed to remedy racial segregation

United States citizenship and all rights that go with it were granted to former slaves

The principle of “separate but equal” was used to justify segregation

Civil Rights Movement Quiz! Trivia Test

Civil rights movement quiz trivia test! Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the most famous civil right leaders who saw America becoming a free country for black and white folks. Though he fought hard for this dream, he actually...

Questions: 13 | Attempts: 169 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023

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Who was Thurgood Marshall?

The first African American to be accepted to college

The man who defended Linda Brown's right to attend a white school, and later the first African American nominated to the Supreme Court.

An African American man who led the Little Rock 9 to school in 1957.

A famous African American author and poet during the Civil Rights Movement.

Civil Rights Movement Quiz

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Questions: 29 | Attempts: 1826 | Last updated: Jul 12, 2024

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In 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka case determined that

All registered voters have a right to vote

Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal and, therefore, unlawful

All residents have a right to a college education

Hiring in school’s must guarantee that no teacher will be discriminated against by race

Chapter 19: Civil Rights Movement

Running from 1954 to 1963, the civil rights movement was the campaign which aimed to enforce constitutional and legal rights in the US for African Americans which other Americans already had access to. What do you know about this...

Questions: 17 | Attempts: 472 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2023

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The supreme court has decided that any law classifying people on the basis of their race or ethnicity is

Illegal.

To be referred to the courts of individual states.

Constitutional.

Unconstitutional.

To be subjected to especially close scrutiny.

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