II. Choose the correct answer to each of the following.
1.
Black Americans sang the anthem of the civil rights
movement, "_____________" affirming their commitment
to fight racial prejudice.
(a) Let it all hang
out
(b) Hell, no, we won't go
(c) We Shall Overcome
(d) Speak your heart without interruption
Answer:
2.
The most notorious terrorist group against black
civil rights workers in the South was known as __________________.
(a) the Black Muslims
(b) Federal Bureau of Investigation
(c) Student for A Democratic Society
(d) Ku Klux Klan
Answer:
3.
The reason why many young people were involved
in the social movements of the 1960s was that ________________.
(a) they resented
traditional white male values in U.S. society
(b) they love America so much
(c) they thought they knew better
than their teachers
(d) they viewed the adult world
with grave doubt
Answer:
4.
In addition to such tactics as sit-ins, young
students also added _______________ to educate people about
the war in Vietnam.
(a) teach-in
(b) rock 'n' roll music
(c) class boycott
(d) "march against fear"
Answer:
5.
According to the author, three civil rights groups
provided the leadership, the tactics, and the people to fight
against Southern segregation. whichis the exception?
(a) The Student Nonviolent
Coordinating Committee.
(b) The Congress of Racial Equality.
(c) The Southern Christian Leadership
Conference.
(d) The Student for a Democratic
Society.
Answer:
6.
A historic moment of the civil rights movement
was the March on Washington of August 28,1963 when ____________________delivered
his "I Have a Dream" speech.
(a) John F. Kennedy
(b) President Johnson
(c) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(d) Mario Savio
Answer:
7.
In January 1965, President Johnson declared "______________________"
to eliminate poverty "by opening to everyone the opportunity
to live in decency and dignity."
(a) war against Vietnam
(b) war against poverty
(c) war against Japan
(d) New Frontier program
Answer:
8.
Unlike Martin Luther King, _______________the
chief spokesperson of Black Muslims advocated violence in self
defense and black pride.
(a) Malcolm X
(b) Stokeley Carmichael
(c) Ella Baker
(d) James Farmer
Answer:
9.
During the early stages of the civil rights movement,
the major integration strategy initiated by the Congress of
Racial Equality was known as ________________ to integrate interstate
buses and bus stations in the South.
(a) free speech
(b) sit-ins at lunch counters
(c) teach-ins at interstate train
stations
(d) freedom rides
Answer:
10.
Due to his firm belief in nonviolent peaceful
protest in the spirit of India's leader Gandhi, ______________was
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
(a) John F. Kennedy
(b) James Farmer
(c) Ella Baker
(d) Martin Luther King, Jr.
Answer:
11.
The one group within the counter culture best
known for their pursuit of happiness as their only goal in life
was called _________________________.
(a) the "Hippies"
(b) the "Beat Generation"
(c) the "Me Generation"
(d) the "Lost Generation"
Answer:
12.
In the 1960s, feminism was reborn. Many women
were dissatisfied with their lives, and in 1963, with the publication
of _______________by _________________, they found a voice.
(a) The Feminine
Mystique, Betty Friedan
(b) Profiles in Courage, John F.
Kennedy
(c) The Other America, Michael
Harrington
(d) Catcher in the Rye, J. D.Salinger
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