Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which activity is not associated with Frank Porter Graham?
A. | criticized segregation | B. | president of Duke
University | C. | served as a United States senator | D. | helped establish the United
Nations |
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Which action was not performed by Governor Kerr Scott?
A. | He raised special taxes for rural roads. | B. | He appointed the
first black superior court judge. | C. | He named the first black to the state board of
education. | D. | He spread telephone service in the rural areas of the
state. |
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Which statement identifies a provision of the Pearsall Plan for education in
North Carolina?
A. | Schools would remain segregated. | B. | All schools would integrate at the same
time. | C. | Parents could apply for their child to go to any school. | D. | Schools would
receive extra money for high achievement. |
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Which activity was not supported by Governor Terry Sanford?
A. | elimination of the tax on food | B. | creation of the North Carolina
Fund | C. | creation of the community college system | D. | establishment of
“Good Neighbor Councils” to promote dialogue between
races |
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Who was North Carolina’s governor when the legislature passed a bill to
tax food?
A. | Charles Aycock | B. | Thomas Davis | C. | Terry
Sanford | D. | Kerr Scott |
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What was the nation’s largest tobacco company after World War II?
A. | American Tobacco | B. | Liggett and Myers | C. | Lorrilard | D. | R. J. Reynolds |
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What incentive was not offered to attract northern manufacturing
companies to North Carolina?
A. | low taxes | B. | cheap land | C. | free
hydroelectricity | D. | low employee wages |
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Which is an example of a service industry?
A. | automotive | B. | furniture | C. | health
care | D. | tobacco |
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What North Carolina university is not part of the Research Triangle Park?
A. | Duke | B. | North Carolina State | C. | University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill | D. | Wake Forest |
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What crop’s production declined the most in the 1960s in North
Carolina?
A. | cotton | B. | lettuce | C. | soybeans | D. | tobacco |
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According to the map, how many interstates go through North Carolina?
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According to the map, which interstate highway goes through Raleigh?
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According to the map, which city has the most interstates?
A. | Asheville | B. | Charlotte | C. | Fayetteville | D. | Wilmington |
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According to the map, which area of North Carolina has no interstate
highways?
A. | Coastal Plain | B. | Mountains | C. | Piedmont | D. | Outer Banks |
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Which statement explains an action taken by blacks and their supporters to
implement economic boycotts against white business owners?
A. | They conducted marches against the stores. | B. | They refused to buy
products from the stores. | C. | They organized strikes against certain
businesses. | D. | They asked that the state close the offending
businesses. |
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What amendment to the United States Constitution was supported by the Voting
Rights Act of 1965?
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What Supreme Court case upheld busing to achieve racial balance in
schools?
A. | Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka | B. | Plessy v.
Ferguson | C. | Roe v. Wade | D. | Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board
of Education |
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What is the subject of the cartoon?
A. | discrimination | B. | Ku Klux Klan | C. | segregation | D. | voting rights |
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During what time was the cartoon probably drawn?
A. | 1940s | B. | 1950s | C. | 1960s | D. | 1970s |
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What title best represents the subject of the cartoon?
A. | Change is a Long, Slow Process | B. | Education Opens the Door to the
Mind | C. | Students Take Early Steps to Graduation | D. | Learning
Doesn’t End at the Schoolhouse Door |
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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The “ big three” factories in North Carolina after World War II were
tobacco, textiles, and _____________________.
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Fitted, preshrunk sheets were first introduced by the ____________________
Company.
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The first shopping centers in North Carolina were found in Raleigh and
____________________.
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In 1953, Wake Forest, UNC, Duke, and NC State helped to establish the
____________________ for their athletic teams.
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School systems often used ____________________ to achieve racial balance in
schools.
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