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Unit 8 Quiz 1 3/27/2020
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Question 1
1.
What legislator helped bring the
1996 Summer Olympics
to Atlanta
Booker T. Washington
Lester Maddox
Jimmy Carter
Andrew Young
Question 2
2.
What Georgia governor
refused to serve African Americans
in his restaurant?
Jimmy Carter
Maynard Jackson
Andrew Young
Lester Maddox
Question 3
3.
What tactic do legislators use to delay voting on a Congressional bill by making
long speeches?
filibuster
pocket veto
talk-a-thon
rhetoric
Question 4
4.
Who was the
first African American mayor of a major Southern city
?
Lugenia Burns Hope
Benjamin Franklin
Maynard Jackson
William Hartsfield
Question 5
5.
As mayor of Atlanta,
Ivan Allen, Jr’s accomplishments
included which of the following?
Integrating the city of Atlanta
Ending the Great depression
Building the nation’s largest airport
Lowering the voting age
Question 6
6.
Which two transportation systems interact to
provide Georgians with MOST of their consumer goods?
Sea ports and interstate system
Hartsfield –Jackson International Airport and the interstate system
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and state highways
State highways and the interstate system
Question 7
7.
Martin Luther King delivered his
“I Have a Dream”
speech during:
The 1998 Summer Olympics
The March on Washington
The Albany Movement
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Question 8
8.
What
legislation prohibited discrimination based on color, race, or relgion
in public places?
Albany Act
Civil Equality Act
Stamp Act
Civil Rights Act
Question 9
9.
What civil rights leader believes in
nonviolent protest
?
Charlayne Hunter
John Lewis
Hamilton Holmes
Booker T. Washington
Question 10
10.
Which of the following is a reason why
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport provides so many jobs
to Georgians?
It is owned by the state government, so it will only hire people who are residents of Georgia.
It is one of the busiest airports in the country, and a diverse array of jobs need to be filled to keep the airport running.
It is partnered with the armed forces, so many of its employees are military personnel.
It is required to hire many people because it receives tax money for its operations
Question 11
11.
In
Brown v. Board of Education
, the Supreme Court ruled against:
Hiring minority teachers
Free school lunches
Segregated school buses
School segregation
Question 12
12.
Who was a
mentor for Martin Luther King, Jr.
at Moreshouse College?
W.E.B. Du Bois
Jesse Jackson
Benjamin Mays
Andrew Young
Question 13
13.
Which
Georgia governor
changed he
state’s image
from one of poverty to one of progressive change?
Benjamin Mays
Ellis Arnall
Jimmy Carter
Eugene Talmadge
Question 14
14.
How did
new farming technology
introduced after World War II affect farming?
It led to an increased number of farms in the state of Georgia.
It led to an increased number of farmers needed to work fields.
It led to increased productivity with fewer workers.
It led to increased labor costs on farms.
Question 15
15.
What did the Georgia legislature decide to do to the
Georgia state flag
in 1956?
Add a cotton plant
Add the stars and bars
Change the colors to gold and blue
Change its size from small to large
Question 16
16.
When he was governor, Eugene
Talmadge’s BIGGEST national political opponent
was...
U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt.
Senator Richard B. Russell
Representative Walter F. George
U.S. President Herbert Hoover
Question 17
17.
What laws were
passed to discriminate against African Americans
?
a. County unit laws
b. Jim Crow laws
c. Plessy-Ferguson rulings
d. Fair Living laws
Fair Living laws
County unit laws
Jim Crow laws
Plessy-Ferguson rulings
Question 18
18.
General Sherman
took his troops through the state of Georgia in the:
Battle of Kettle Creek
March to the Sea
Battle of Augusta
Atlanta Campaign
Question 19
19.
Which of the following was
NOT one of the diverse groups to immigrate
to Georgia?
Salzburgers
Jews
Highland Scots
Yamacraw Tribe
Question 20
20.
Which condition in England
inspired James Oglethorpe
to plan a colony in Georgia?
The black plague was claiming many lives in England.
There were many debtors in England.
There was very little available farmland in England.
The government was too strict in England.