Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Herman Talmadge’s MOST significant accomplishment as governor was in the
area of
A. | education. | B. | civil rights. | C. | transportation. | D. | economic
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Which court case brought an end to legal segregation in the United
States?
A. | Scott v. Sanford | B. | Plessy v. Ferguson | C. | Worcester v.
Georgia | D. | Brown v. Board of Education |
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Which issue was at stake in the court case Brown v. Board of
Education?
A. | voting | B. | slavery | C. | segregation | D. | disenfranchisement |
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attended Morehouse College
led the Montgomery bus boycott
received a Ph.D. in
systematic theology
believed in the power of nonviolent protest | |
Who is being described in the box? A. | John Hope | B. | Benjamin Mays | C. | Mahatma
Gandhi | D. | Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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In which city did Martin Luther King, Jr. give his famous “I Have a
Dream” speech?
A. | Atlanta, Georgia | B. | Washington, D.C. | C. | Jackson,
Mississippi | D. | Montgomery, Alabama |
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In 1956, the Georgia state flag was changed to include the St. Andrew’s
cross to
A. | protest integration. | B. | display southern pride. | C. | promote
reconciliation. | D. | show support for integration. |
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Which group organized protests, sit ins, and boycotts during the civil rights
movement?
A. | KKK (Ku Klux Klan) | B. | AAA (Atlantans Are
Activists) | C. | REA (Ready Education Association) | D. | SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating
Committee) |
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What type protest led to the creation of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating
Committee?
A. | riot | B. | sit-in | C. | march | D. | boycott |
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The finding of the Sibley Commission concerning the integration of public
schools was that
A. | the public was evenly divided over the issue of integration. | B. | an overwhelming
majority of the public supported integration. | C. | the majority of the public was against
integrating public schools. | D. | though the public generally supported
integration, legislators did not. |
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The recommendation of the Sibley Commission was that
A. | local school systems should not integrate to prevent violence. | B. | school systems state
wide should begin to integrate immediately. | C. | school systems state wide should begin a
gradual process of integration. | D. | local school systems should be allowed to
determine whether or not to integrate. |
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Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes were the first two black students to attend
which school?
A. | University of Georgia | B. | Georgia State University | C. | Georgia Technical
College | D. | University of West Georgia |
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The MAIN goal of the Albany Movement was to
A. | end segregation. | B. | provide legal support. | C. | register blacks to
vote. | D. | promote reconciliation. |
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Who led the Albany Movement?
A. | John Hope | B. | Alonzo Herndon | C. | William
Anderson | D. | Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 did all of the following EXCEPT
A. | make the segregation of all public facilities illegal. | B. | prohibit
discrimination in business and labor unions. | C. | bring about the release of all Civil Rights
activists from jails across the country. | D. | allow the government to withhold federal funds
from schools that failed to integrate. |
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Which law made the segregation of public facilities in the United States
illegal?
A. | Georgia Act of 1869 | B. | Civil Rights Act of 1964 | C. | Voting Rights Act of
1965 | D. | Civil Liberties Act of 1988 |
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Who served as the first black mayor of Atlanta?
A. | John Hope | B. | Andrew Young | C. | Alonzo
Herndon | D. | Maynard Jackson |
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He served as mayor of Atlanta.
He served in the U.S. House of Representatives.
He
served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. | |
These statements best describe which person? A. | Andrew Young | B. | Benjamin Mays | C. | Maynard
Jackson | D. | Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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As a city councilman, who helped to establish an airfield in Atlanta and make
Atlanta a center for aviation in the South?
A. | Ellis Arnall | B. | Maynard Jackson | C. | Eugene
Talmadge | D. | William Hartsfield |
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Which approach was not part of Dr. Martin L. King’s plan to gain
equality and civil rights for all citizens?
A. | economic boycotts of businesses that did not treat all citizens
fairly | B. | direct and nonviolent actions such as marches, protests, and
demonstrations | C. | aggressive pursuit of black power through protests, riots, demonstrations, and
political organization | D. | legal actions against individuals and
businesses that violated the civil rights of individuals based on
race |
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Which action of Dr. Martin L. King, Jr., included his “I Have a
Dream” speech and led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
A. | the Albany Movement | B. | the March on Washington | C. | the Birmingham jail
letters | D. | the March from Selma to Montgomery |
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