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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which president was responsible for eliminating discrimination for federal employees?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Hoover.
(c) FDR.
(d) Truman.

2. The main conflict regarding the case and the Supreme Court decision originated in which city?
(a) Fort Worth.
(b) Montgomery.
(c) Little Rock.
(d) Knoxville.

3. The segregation issue also caused another issue, this time regarding a student's _____.
(a) Transportation.
(b) Level of education.
(c) Economic status.
(d) Age.

4. In what year were the Slaughter House Cases tried?
(a) 1881.
(b) 1879.
(c) 1885.
(d) 1873.

5. At what college/university was there a racial riot when a black female was enrolled in classes?
(a) Nashville College of the Arts.
(b) University of Alabama.
(c) University of South Carolina.
(d) Wake Forest.

6. One idea was to develop a separate _____ office to maintain segregation in public facilities.
(a) Labor relations.
(b) Welfare.
(c) Tax.
(d) Birth and marriage records.

7. In what year was the Civil Rights Act made into law?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1958.

8. What group referred to itself as being the last civil rights group to believe in integration?
(a) KKK.
(b) ACLU.
(c) NAACP.
(d) AFLCIO.

9. The landmark court case discussed throughout the book is Oliver Brown v. The Board of Education of ________.
(a) Montgomery, Alabama.
(b) Topeka, Kansas.
(c) Atlanta, Georgia.
(d) Knoxville, Tennessee.

10. Another powerful force mentioned by the author was a movement involving black churches. What term is used to describe the movement?
(a) Preachers Progress.
(b) Evangelist Expansion.
(c) Religious Movement.
(d) Social gospel.

11. What was the name of the school in Little Rock that faced racial violence when it attempted to integrate black students?
(a) Central High School.
(b) Little Rock Secondary.
(c) Reynolds High School.
(d) Wilfred Academy.

12. Despite their actions, _________ were still surpassed in their efforts by black integrationists.
(a) Democrats.
(b) Populists.
(c) Nationalists.
(d) Seperatists.

13. What word/phrase was used by Virginia Dabney in reference to a group of white troublemakers?
(a) Rabble-rousers.
(b) Thugs.
(c) Scrappers.
(d) Hooligans.

14. What is commonly known as the speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr.?
(a) One Day.
(b) All Men Are Created Equal.
(c) In the Eyes of God.
(d) I Have a Dream.

15. Where was this particular speech delivered?
(a) Atlanta, GA.
(b) Washington, DC.
(c) Little Rock, AR.
(d) New York, NY.

Short Answer Questions

1. The segregation of Southern schools remained an issue even after the Supreme Court decision handed down in what year?

2. Many communities placed which kind of restriction on their residents to keep their neighborhoods segregated?

3. Historians and sociologists find that certain things were hard to measure. What were those things?

4. An attempt was made to save the Supreme Court from having to try cases involving the school integration plan. Who was charged with handling the court cases?

5. According to this group, people tended to separate to fall back on their own:

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