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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery?

  1. 13th Amendment
  2. 14th Amendment
  3. 15th Amendment
  4. 16th Amendment
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the landmark Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that racial segregation of public schools was unconstitutional?

  1. Brown v. Board of Education
  2. Plessy v. Ferguson
  3. Loving v. Virginia
  4. Obergefell v. Hodges
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which civil rights leader was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968?

  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 civil rights movement that took place in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s?

  1. The Civil Rights Movement
  2. The Black Power Movement
  3. The Women's Rights Movement
  4. The Gay Rights Movement
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which civil rights leader was known for her refusal to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955?

  1. Rosa Parks
  2. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  3. Malcolm X
  4. John Lewis
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the federal law that prohibited discrimination in employment 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 Pay Act of 1963
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which civil rights leader was known for his advocacy of black nationalism and self-defense?

  1. Malcolm X
  2. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  3. Rosa Parks
  4. John Lewis
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the federal law that prohibited discrimination in housing 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 Pay Act of 1963
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which civil rights leader was known for his leadership in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)?

  1. John Lewis
  2. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  3. Malcolm X
  4. Rosa Parks
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the federal law that prohibited discrimination in voting based on race or color?

  1. The Civil Rights Act of 1964
  2. The Voting Rights Act of 1965
  3. The Fair Housing Act of 1968
  4. The Equal Pay Act of 1963
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which civil rights leader was known for her work in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?

  1. Rosa Parks
  2. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  3. Malcolm X
  4. Shirley Chisholm
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the federal law that prohibited discrimination in public accommodations based on race, color, religion, 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 Pay Act of 1963
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which civil rights leader was known for his leadership in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)?

  1. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  2. Malcolm X
  3. Rosa Parks
  4. John Lewis
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the federal law that prohibited discrimination in employment based on sex?

  1. The Civil Rights Act of 1964
  2. The Voting Rights Act of 1965
  3. The Fair Housing Act of 1968
  4. The Equal Pay Act of 1963
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which civil rights leader was known for her work in the National Organization for Women (NOW)?

  1. Betty Friedan
  2. Gloria Steinem
  3. Shirley Chisholm
  4. Rosa Parks
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