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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWho is considered the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement"?Oprah WinfreyHarriet TubmanRosa ParksMartin Luther King Jr.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the laws imposed by the South to suppress black citizens?Anti-Black LawsJim Crow LawsAnte-Bellum LawsWhite Laws
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhere did Martin Luther King give his famous "I have a Dream" speech?Las Vegas, CaliforniaNew York, New YorkAtlanta, GeorgiaWashington, D.C.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?Prohibiting any non-white from votingProhibiting racial discrimination when it comes to votingThe right to vote at 16The right to vote when you are a criminal
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?The 11th AmendmentThe 12th AmendmentThe 13th AmendmentThe Bill of Rights
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWho is the first African American U.S. President?Barack ObamaGeorge BushMark TwainFranklin Roosevelt
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWho issued the Emancipation Proclamation?Thomas JeffersonAlexander HamiltonGeorge WashingtonAbraham Lincoln
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWho was the first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State?Condoleezza RiceColin PowellThurgood MarshallRalph J. Bunche
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWho was the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize?Martin Luther King Jr.George Washington CarverThurgood MarshallRalph J. Bunche
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWho was the first African American to successfully perform open heart surgery?Ben CarsonCharles DrewJames McCune SmithDaniel Hale Williams
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat crop had harmed the soil of many Southern farms?PotatoesCottonSweet PotatoesPeanuts
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I was born in Jamaica. I became a speaker for the Black Nationalism and Pan-African movements. I founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and African Communities League.Marcus GarveyJessie OwensLangston HughesRuby Bridges - 13. Multiple ChoiceI was a poet who became a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance. My poems tell about African Americans and often contain jazz rhythms and dialect.Langston HughesJessie OwensRuby BridgesMarcus Garvey
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWho recorded the song “I’m Black and I’m Proud”?Little RichardJames BrownJimi HendrixTupac Shakur
- 15. Multiple Choice"He became one of the most famous intellectuals of his time, advising presidents and lecturing to thousands on a range of causes, including women’s rights and Irish home rule."
What overall conclusion can we draw about Frederick Douglas from the text above?He liked to talk to presidents.His time was precious.He was dedicated to education and helping others.He loved to lecture. - 16. Multiple ChoiceWho created “Negro History Week” which later became “Black History Month”?Martin Luther King, Jr.W.E.B. DuBoisCarter G. WoodsonWilliam Phillip Randolph
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWho was the first African- American on a United States postage stamp?W.E.B. DuBoisAlex HaleyBooker T. WashingtonSojourner Truth
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHe was a legendary black man who was so strong that he could outwork a steam drill. He died with a hammer in his hand. His name was:John HenryCasey JonesStevie Wonder
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhen Alex Haley wrote his bestselling book Roots, he was writing about:a black family who raised most of their food in the gardenhis family's roots back in Africatroubles he had because of his love of money, the so-called "root of all evil"
- 20. Multiple ChoiceHow long did America practice slavery?about 250 yearsabout 25 yearsabout 2500 years
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