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Social and Political Change Movements in the United States

Test your knowledge of major civil rights, women's rights, LGBTQ rights, and disability rights movements and their key milestones in American history.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who wrote the memoir "The Autobiography of Malcolm X"?

  1. Malcolm X
  2. Alex Haley
  3. Martin Luther King Jr.
  4. Rosa Parks
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the main goal of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

  1. To desegregate public transportation
  2. To end segregation in schools
  3. To gain voting rights for African Americans
  4. To protest police brutality
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement?

  1. Martin Luther King Jr.
  2. Malcolm X
  3. Rosa Parks
  4. John Lewis
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the law that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin?

  1. The Civil Rights Act of 1964
  2. The Voting Rights Act of 1965
  3. The Fair Housing Act of 1968
  4. The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the movement that fought for the rights of women?

  1. The Women's Suffrage Movement
  2. The Women's Liberation Movement
  3. The Feminist Movement
  4. The Equal Rights Movement
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States?

  1. Sandra Day O'Connor
  2. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
  3. Sonia Sotomayor
  4. Elena Kagan
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the law that guaranteed equal pay for equal work?

  1. The Equal Pay Act of 1963
  2. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
  3. The Civil Rights Act of 1964
  4. The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first African American president of the United States?

  1. Barack Obama
  2. Bill Clinton
  3. George W. Bush
  4. Ronald Reagan
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the movement that fought for the rights of LGBTQ people?

  1. The Gay Rights Movement
  2. The LGBTQ Rights Movement
  3. The Queer Rights Movement
  4. The Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Rights Movement
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first openly gay person to serve in the United States Congress?

  1. Barney Frank
  2. Tammy Baldwin
  3. David Cicilline
  4. Jared Polis
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the law that legalized same-sex marriage in the United States?

  1. The Obergefell v. Hodges Decision
  2. The United States v. Windsor Decision
  3. The Hollingsworth v. Perry Decision
  4. The Loving v. Virginia Decision
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first woman to run for president of the United States?

  1. Victoria Woodhull
  2. Shirley Chisholm
  3. Hillary Clinton
  4. Elizabeth Warren
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the movement that fought for the rights of people with disabilities?

  1. The Disability Rights Movement
  2. The Independent Living Movement
  3. The People First Movement
  4. The Self-Advocacy Movement
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first person with a disability to serve in the United States Congress?

  1. Tom Harkin
  2. Edward M. Kennedy
  3. Robert Dole
  4. Barbara Jordan
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the law that prohibited discrimination against people with disabilities?

  1. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
  2. The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
  3. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1990
  4. The Fair Housing Act of 1968
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