1) When did slaves arrive in America ? a) They started arriving about 200 years ago b) They started arriving about 300 years ago c) They started arriving about 400 years ago d) They started arriving about 500 years ago 2) When did most Northern states abolish slavery ? a) Around the beginning of the 17th century. b) Around the beginning of the 18th century. c) Around the beginning of the 19th century. d) Around the beginning of the 20th century. 3) What was the Underground Railroad ? a) It was a network which helped slaves escape the North to be free in the South. b) It was a network which helped slaves escape the South to be free in the North. c) It was a train that black people had to take during segregation. d) It was a system of transportation that was used during the Montgomery bus boycott. 4) Who freed the slaves ? a) Malcolm X freed the slaves. b) Martin Luther King Jr freed the slaves. c) WEB DuBois freed the slaves. d) Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves. 5) Which Amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery entirely ? a) The 12th Amendment did. b) The 13th Amendment did. c) The 14th Amendment did. d) The 15th Amendment did. 6) After the slaves had been freed, Southern states passed laws : a) To allow them to vote. b) To guarantee their civil rights. c) To allow them equal access to education. d) To limit their freedom and their civil rights. 7) What were those laws called ? a) They were called the John Crow laws. b) They were called the Jim Crow laws. c) They were called the John Crown laws. d) They were called the Jim Crown laws 8) What was the situation in which blacks and whites were separated called ? a) It was called separation. b) It was called sollicitation. c) It was called segregation. d) It was called salvation. 9) What was the NAACP’s purpose ? a) To limit blacks' access to freedom. b) To limit minority groups’ access to education, social, political and economic equality. c) To ensure whites retained access to political and economic power. d) To ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of minority groups. 10) When did the Civil Rights movement begin ? a) It began in 1944. b) It began in 1954. c) It began in 1964. d) It began in 1974. 11) The Montgomery bus boycott began in response to : a) The arrest of Malcolm X. b) The arrest of Martin Luther King Jr. c) The arrest of Jesse Jackson. d) The arrest of Rosa Parks. 12) How long did the Montgomery bus boycott last ? a) More than 1 year. b) More than 2 years. c) More than 1 month. d) More than 2 weeks. 13) Who led the Montgomery bus boycott ? a) Rosa Parks did. b) Malcolm X did. c) Jesse Jackson did. d) Martin Luther King did. 14) Who was Malcolm X ? a) He was a musician. b) He was a terrorist. c) He was a civil rights activist. d) He was a writer. 15) What methods did he encourage ? a) He first encouraged peaceful protest but changed his methods to violence. b) He first encouraged violence but changed his methods to peaceful protest. c) He encouraged violent means of protest. d) He encouraged peaceful means of protest. 16) The March on Washington took place in Washington DC. It led to : a) The abolition of slavery. b) Unemployment for African-Americans. c) Segregation. d) Equal rights for African-Americans. 17) Tell me what happened to MLK Jr. a) He was arrested in 1968. b) He was assassinated in 1968. c) He became a congressman in 1968. d) He became a preacher in 1968. 18) Tell me what happened to Malcolm X. a) He retired in 1965. b) He killed himself in 1965. c) He was assassinated in 1965. d) He became Governor in 1965. 19) Who is Jesse Jackson ? a) He was a famous Civil Rights Activist and he was assassinated in 1984. b) He is a famous Civil Rights Activist and he was arrested in 1984. c) He is a famous Civil Rights Activist and he ran for US President in 1984. d) He was a famous Civil Rights Activist and he retired in 1984. 20) Who was the most famous leader of the Underground Railroad ? a) WEB DuBois, an abolitionist was the most famous leader of the Underground Railroad. b) Harriet Tubman, a freed slave was the most famous leader of the Underground Railroad. c) Jesse Jackson a Civil Rights Activist was the most famous leader of the Underground Railroad.

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