Multiple Choice Test
1. The term segregation means: A. to think one race is superior to another B. to isolate or set apart from others C. to include everyone, regardless of race or nationality
2. The Plessy v. Ferguson decision in 1896 made racial segregation legal as long as African Americans and whites had access to the same services and that the facilities and programs offered were alike. This principle became known as: A. “separate but equal” B. the “equal protection” clause C. racism
3. The Brown v. Board of Education case was filed A. to protest the lack of funding for public schools B. to legally challenge the constitutionality of “separate but equal” schools for African Americans and whites C. to call attention to the educational opportunities available to students with disabilities
4. The Brown case decision was based partly on the fact that segregated schools violated the ______Amendment’s Equal Protection clause. A. 10th B. 13th C. 14th
5. The chief attorney for the NAACP in the Brown case was ______, who later became a Supreme Court Justice. A. Thurgood Marshall B. Charles Hamilton Houston C. Jack Greenberg
Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise is available on DVD and VHS. To order, visit www.firelightmedia.org, call 1-800-343-5540 or write Firelight Media, P.O. Box 1084, Harriman, NY 10926 6. Most of the funding for the Brown case came from: A. Foundations B. Corporations C. Ordinary people
7. In the Brown v. Board of Education the U.S. Supreme Court ruled ______in favor of the NAACP, saying that “separate but equal” had no place in America’s public education system. A. unanimously B. 5-4 C. 6-3
8. The Brown decision is viewed by many as “the most significant Supreme Court decision in history” because A. it helped to launch the Civil Rights Movement B. it ended legally sanctioned racial segregation C. both A and B
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