Civil Rights Movement Quiz

Multiple Choice Questions

• Question 1: Eugene "Bull" Conner was the Birmingham Commissioner of Public Safety who opposed Martin Luther King Jr.'s protests. (True)

• Question 2: Dr. King argued that early Christians influenced society by ending mistreatment of minority religious groups, pagan worship, slavery, and other forms of servitude.

• Question 3: One example of injustice toward blacks, according to Dr. King, is the abuse of black people by police and law enforcement, attacks on black families by lynch mobs, and segregated hotels and amusement parks. Forbidding black people to speak their native language was also mentioned as an example of injustice.

• Question 4: The Birmingham clergyman who criticized Dr. King supported segregation and the supremacy of the white race. (True)

• Question 5: Martin Luther King Jr's "Letter" was a response to criticisms made by "Bull" Connor in a newspaper. (True)

• Question 6: Dr. King defended direct action campaigns in Birmingham because the authorities would only negotiate if a crisis was forced upon them.

• Question 7: Dr. King argued that human progress is not always inevitable. (True)

• Question 8: Dr. King was president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. (True)

• Question 9: Saint Thomas Aquinas argued that an unjust law fails to uplift human dignity. (True)

• Question 10: The Montgomery Bus Boycott is credited with beginning the Civil Rights Movement.

• Question 11: Dr. King cited Reinhold Niebuhr to prove that "sin is separation."

• Question 12: According to St. Thomas Aquinas, man-made laws are just if they are rooted in natural and eternal law, uplift human dignity, or bring people together instead of separating them. (All of the above)

• Question 13: Laws should benefit the entire community, not just a portion of it.

• Question 14: Reason is essential to making just laws because it helps judges find what is best for the community, enables people to understand their rights, and helps people control their passions.

• Question 15: The Catechism believes the diversity of political systems is morally acceptable if they benefit the community. (True)

• Question 16: The idea that human laws come from God is a unique view to the Bible. (False)

• Question 17: An oligarchy is a rule by the wealthy few. (True)

• Question 18: Dr. King suggested that unjust laws are codes that a majority force a minority group to obey but do not apply to themselves. This violates the concept of law being universally applicable.

• Question 19: St. Thomas' teachings are best summarized as: Laws are not immoral until declared as such by a governing body.

• Question 20: The Eternal Law governs even non-living things, like planets and elements

• Question 21: Human law governs all of humanity. (True)

• Question 22: Natural law is taught by God.

• Question 23: An offense against the natural law correlates to a sin.

• Question 24: Natural Law reflects the way human beings share in Eternal Law. (True)

• Question 25: A person is bound to follow the man-made law when it mirrors the natural and eternal laws. (True)

• Question 26: Man-made laws that are "conclusions" from natural law may differ in their applications based on circumstance.

• Question 27: Cultural differences in punishments are explained by the varying circumstances and ways humans apply natural law.

• Question 28: St. Thomas believed our natural inclinations are important for virtuous living.

• Question 29: The Eternal Law is received by all life forms in different ways. (True)

• Question 30: One should follow laws that prohibit worshipping false gods if it is important for the well being of the community or necessary to save their own life.

• Question 31: The correct order from largest to smallest is Eternal Law, Natural Law, Human Law.

• Question 32: Christians should follow laws that are not in direct opposition to God's will.

• Question 33: Japan criminalizing the theft of intellectual property is an application of natural law.

• Question 34: Animal intelligence is merely associative.

• Question 35: The book of Genesis implies that God creates through natural and supernatural processes. (False)

• Question 36: Church teaching states that every conception involves a supernatural act from God, with an infusion of a rational soul. (True)

• Question 37: Adam naming the animals was an act of rationality in the garden.

• Question 38: Peter Singer was a key founder of the animal rights movement. (True)

• Question 39: Modern science cannot explain the origins of human rationality.

• Question 40: Humans are the only primates capable of communicating with signs. (True)

• Question 41: Peter Singer challenges the view that humans have a unique and special dignity based on their position in God's creation.

• Question 42: Judith Jarvis Thompson compared a pregnant woman to the person forced to give a dying person an organ.

• Question 43: Nearly half of all abortions are performed on women who make under $30,000 annually as reported. (True)

• Question 44: The highest reported abortion rate is in China.

• Question 45: Approximately one in three pregnancies end with an abortion in the United States. (True)

• Question 46: American blacks, who make up 12% of the US population, are represented in a disproportionately higher percentage of abortions

• Question 47: The most common reason for abortion is that the woman is not prepared to handle responsibility

• Question 48: Prescribing a lethal dose of drugs to a patient is active euthanasia. (True)

• Question 49: Before Roe v. Wade, abortion laws in the U.S. varied significantly, with some states permitting it under specific circumstances such as rape, incest, or to save the mother's life.

• Question 50: Basic care does not include a ventilator for all cases

• Question 51: Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, advocated for eugenics. (True)

• Question 52: Roe v. Wade established a woman's right to an abortion in certain conditions and circumstances

• Question 53: Removing life-support from a comatose patient is passive euthanasia.

• Question 54: Individuals who support legal abortion tend to believe that the fetus is a human being. (False)

• Question 55: All states allow physician-assisted suicide. (False)

• Question 56: A disproportionate means is one where the risks and difficulties outweigh the potential results or benefits. (True)

• Question 57: The Greek words that mean euthanasia are "good death."

• Question 58: Catholics generally believe that a good death includes receiving the sacraments, and that pain is not an essential consideration.

• Question 59: The Hebrew word for dominion over the animals is "lordship".

• Question 60: The Catholic Church does not dispute human evolution but holds that the human soul cannot be involved in evolution; so both body and soul are separate entities.

• Question 61: Darwin claimed that man and other living things evolved from earlier forms.

• Question 62: Saint Thomas believed "fornication," is a violation of the divine law, but not a violation of natural law. (True)

• Question 63: Christ condemns divorce in the Gospels because marriage should emulate the union of Christ and the Church. (All of the above)

• Question 64: The Comstock Laws were passed by American legislators, and met with Protestant opposition. (False)

• Question 65: The Supreme Court in Griswold vs. Connecticut overturned state laws forbidding contraception. (True)

• Question 66: Using artificial contraception is a violation of the natural purpose of sexual activity. (False)

• Question 67: An annulment ends a valid marriage according to Catholic teachings. (True)

• Question 68: Birth control pills prevent ovulation using hormones. (True)

• Question 69: Some Protestant reformers, like Luther and Calvin, used biblical stories to justify their perspectives and oppose contraception

• Question 70: The effects of artificial birth control can include a decline in morals and social programs, but also include policies encouraging contraception.

• Question 71: The three key aspects of a valid marriage are fertility, unity, and sacrament. (True)

• Question 72: The union of man and woman through marriage is symbolic of Christ's union with the Church.

• Question 73: Demography is the study of the distribution of people. (False)

• Question 74: The replacement level fertility rate for most developed countries is 2.1. (True)

• Question 75: The declaration that “what God has joined, let no man put asunder” was first made by Jesus Christ.

• Question 76: Fewer children contribute to financial issues for social programs like Social Security and Medicare due to reduced workforce

• Question 77: Most wealthy nations have TFR (Total Fertility Rate levels) enough for population replacement. (True)

• Question 78: St, Paul in Ephesians stated that the chief purpose of marriage is procreation, to raise, and educate children.

• Question 79: Artificial birth control is a violation of the natural purpose of sexual activity, according to the church.

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Test your knowledge on the Civil Rights Movement and the key figures such as Martin Luther King Jr. This quiz covers important events, ideologies, and criticisms during the struggle for racial equality in the United States. Challenge yourself with questions about significant actions and beliefs that shaped this pivotal era.