Nonviolent Protest — Quiz Answers

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How were the initial sit-ins during the Birmingham Campaign of 1963 received?

A
Many people paid little attention to them.
B
Many people responded violently.
C
Many people complained to the police about them.
D
Many people supported them.
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Which was the result of a bomb that exploded at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham?

A
Hundreds of child protesters were arrested.
B
Four young girls were killed.
C
Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested.
D
Church members attacked the bombers.
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Which best describes the response of authorities in Birmingham, Alabama, to civil rights protests in the 1960s?

A
They agreed with the protesters' aims.
B
They responded peacefully to the protesters.
C
They came to accept, over time, the presence of the protesters.
D
They sometimes used violence to resist the protests.
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Which occurred after James Meredith won the right to legally attend the University of Mississippi?

A
State police protected him so that he could enroll.
B
Riots that broke out prevented him from enrolling.
C
The governor and university officials helped him enroll.
D
The governor and university officials blocked him from enrolling.
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Which occurred after James Meredith won the right to legally attend the University of Mississippi?

A
State police protected him so that he could enroll.
B
Riots that broke out prevented him from enrolling.
C
The governor and university officials blocked him from enrolling.
D
The governor and university officials helped him enroll.
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What role did the media play during the Birmingham protests?

A
The media led protests.
B
The media informed the rest of the country.
C
The media petitioned the police for justice.
D
The media exaggerated the racial problems.
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Which best describes the response of authorities in Birmingham, Alabama, to civil rights protests in the 1960s?

A
They agreed with the protesters' aims.
B
They sometimes used violence to resist the protests.
C
They came to accept, over time, the presence of the protesters.
D
They responded peacefully to the protesters.
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Which was the result of a bomb that exploded at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham?

A
Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested.
B
Four young girls were killed.
C
Hundreds of child protesters were arrested.
D
Church members attacked the bombers.
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During the Children’s Crusade in Birmingham in May of 1963,

A
the police used fire hoses on protesters.
B
residents reacted peacefully to protests.
C
members of the Ku Klux Klan were arrested.
D
four young girls were killed.
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How were the initial sit-ins during the Birmingham Campaign of 1963 received?

A
Many people complained to the police about them.
B
Many people responded violently.
C
Many people paid little attention to them.
D
Many people supported them.
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During the Children’s Crusade in Birmingham in May of 1963,

A
members of the Ku Klux Klan were arrested.
B
residents reacted peacefully to protests.
C
four young girls were killed.
D
the police used fire hoses on protesters.
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What did Martin Luther King Jr. do as a call for action in Birmingham in 1963?

A
He wrote a letter requesting that the president pass civil rights laws.
B
He led many sit-ins, and organized freedom rides.
C
He wrote a letter describing the violence African Americans faced.
D
He petitioned the police to stop the violence against protesters.
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Which occurred when James Meredith applied to the University of Mississippi?

A
He was admitted to the university.
B
He was blocked from enrolling.
C
He decided not to attend after being harassed.
D
He led protests to attend the university.
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Eugene “Bull” Connor, the commissioner of public safety in Birmingham in the 1960s,

A
protected protesters from white resisters.
B
bailed Martin Luther King Jr. out of jail.
C
arrested members of the Ku Klux Klan.
D
led a violent crackdown on civil rights protests.
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Eugene “Bull” Connor, the commissioner of public safety in Birmingham in the 1960s,

A
protected protesters from white resisters.
B
arrested members of the Ku Klux Klan.
C
bailed Martin Luther King Jr. out of jail.
D
led a violent crackdown on civil rights protests.
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What did Martin Luther King Jr. do as a call for action in Birmingham in 1963?

A
He petitioned the police to stop the violence against protesters.
B
He wrote a letter describing the violence African Americans faced.
C
He led many sit-ins, and organized freedom rides.
D
He wrote a letter requesting that the president pass civil rights laws.
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Which occurred when James Meredith applied to the University of Mississippi?

A
He was admitted to the university.
B
He decided not to attend after being harassed.
C
He was blocked from enrolling.
D
He led protests to attend the university.

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