The USA: Civil rights

Multiple choice questions. Choose the best answer.

1. The NAACP was founded in 1909. "NAACP" stands for the
   
   

   a) National Association for Advocating Collective Participation.
   b) National Association for A Collective Policy.
   c) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
   d) National Association for Advanced Central Powers.




2. A white power and racist organization is the KKK. "KKK" stands for
   
   

   a) Klu Klux Klan.
   b) Krug Klan Klux.
   c) King Klux Klan.
   d) Country, Clan and Citizenship.




3. Jamaican-born Marcus Garvey founded the
   
   

   a) Black Muslims.
   b) Universal Negro Improvement Association.
   c) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
   d) National Football League.




4. The Jamaican-born founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association was
   
   

   a) Marcus Garvey.
   b) Elijah Muhammed.
   c) Wali Farad.
   d) Louis Farrakhan.




5. In 1930, the founder of the Black Muslim Movement was
   
   

   a) Marcus Garvey.
   b) Elijah Muhammed.
   c) Wali Farad.
   d) Louis Farrakhan.




6. In 1930, Wali Farad founded the
   
   

   a) Black Muslims.
   b) Universal Negro Improvement Association.
   c) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
   d) National Football League.




7. In 1934, the new leader of the Black Muslim Movement was
   
   

   a) Marcus Garvey.
   b) Elijah Muhammed.
   c) Wali Farad.
   d) Louis Farrakhan.




8. Radical leaders of the Black Muslim movement advocated
   
   

   a) racial harmony and integrated schools.
   b) racial segregation and white power.
   c) racial separation and Black nationalism.
   d) religious tolerance and Christian beliefs.




9. In 1977, the new leader of the Black Muslim Movement was
   
   

   a) Marcus Garvey.
   b) Elijah Muhammed.
   c) Wali Farad.
   d) Louis Farrakhan.




10. In 1977, Louis Farrakhan took over leadership of the
    
    

    a) Black Muslims.
    b) Universal Negro Improvement Association.
    c) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
    d) National Football League.




11. In 1964, champion boxer Cassius Clay converted to Islam and changed his name to
    
    

    a) Louis Farrakhan.
    b) George Foreman.
    c) Muhammed Ali.
    d) Elijah Muhammed.




12. The civil rights leader assassinated in Memphis in 1968 was
    
    

    a) Abraham Lincoln.
    b) Martin Luther King.
    c) Robert Kennedy.
    d) John Kennedy.




13. A militant Black power organization in the 1960's was the
    
    

    a) NAACP.
    b) Klu Klux Klan.
    c) Black Panthers.
    d) Universal Negro Improvement Association.




14. Malcolm Little was a civil rights leader who changed his name to
    
    

    a) Malcolm McDowell.
    b) Louis Farrakhan.
    c) Muhammed Ali.
    d) Malcolm X.




15. The first American president elected after the Depression began was
    
    

    a) Calvin Coolidge.
    b) Herbert Hoover.
    c) Franklin Roosevelt.
    d) Woodrow Wilson.




16. One reason the USA restricted immigration in the 1920's was that
    
    

    a) there was an economic depression in the USA.
    b) American nationalism was flourishing.
    c) the USA was in debt following World War I.
    d) immigration would violate the Monroe Doctrine.




17. "America's present need is not to promote internationalism but instead to promote triumphant nationalism." US Spokeperson (1925)
    
    A result of the nationalism described in the quote above was the
    
    

    a) implementation of prohibition.
    b) recognition of women's rights.
    c) outlawing of the Klu Klux Klan.
    d) passing of restrictive immigration laws.




18. Who among the following would be most likely to support the beliefs and values of the Klu Klux Klan?
    
    

    a) Fascists
    b) Marxists
    c) Black Americans
    d) Asian immigrants




19. " ... as soon as they step off the decks of their ships ... our problem has just begun: bolshevism, red anarchy and kidnappers. They fill places that belong to the loyal wage-earning citizens of America." US Senator (1921)
    
    The views expressed in the above quotation would most likely have been publicly supported by

    a) President Herbert Hoover.
    b) the Klu Klux Klan.
    c) the US Supreme Court.
    d) President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.




20. An example of American racial intolerance in the 1920's was
    
    

    a) the Civil Rights Act.
    b) restrictive immigration laws.
    c) lack of support for the Klu Klux Klan.
    d) the refusal to support international organizations.

Answer key	1. c	6. a	11. c	16. b	21. _
	2. a	7. b	12. b	17. d
	3. b	8. c	13. c	18. a
	4. a	9. d	14. d	19. b
	5. c	10. a	15. c	20. b

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