Civil Rights Movement -March on Washington
Test Quiz
1. What was one of the things that the March on Washington hoped to accomplish?
a. The right to vote for women
b. Stop the Vietnam War
c. An end to segregation
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
2. What nickname was used for the main leaders of the march?
a. Martin's Men
b. Super Seven
c. Conductors
d. Big Six
e. Fab Five
3. Around how many people attended the march?
a. 10,000
b. 50,000
c. 250,000
d. 1,000,000
e. 3,000,000
4. Who was president during the March on Washington?
a. John F. Kennedy
b. Dwight D. Eisenhower
c. Harry Truman
d. Richard Nixon
e. Jimmy Carter
5. What is the famous speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr. called today?
a. My Children
b. I Have a Dream
c. The March
d. We Shall Overcome
e. Fourteen Points
6. True or False: The leaders of the march met with the president when the march was over.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
7. Who does the article credit with first having the idea for the march?
a. John F. Kennedy
b. Martin Luther King, Jr.
c. Harriet Tubman
d. Booker T. Washington
e. A. Philip Randolph
8. What major law was passed around a year later as a result of the March on Washington?
a. Fair Labor Standards Act
b. Social Security Act
c. Great March Act
d. Civil Rights Act
e. Washington Act
9. The march commemorated the 100 year anniversary of what major event?
a. Thirteenth Amendment
b. Signing of the Declaration of Independence
c. Emancipation Proclamation
d. The U.S. Constitution
e. End of Women's Suffrage
10. True or False: The march was considered a rousing success.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
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