1) The passage is primarily concerned with
a. enumerating the injustices that African Americans faced.
No. They are barely mentioned. The passage was concerned HOW the CRM challenged the status quo detained by white people
b. describing the strategies used in the struggle for civil rights.
correct. The peaceful sit-in, the boycott, the march are all strategies
c. showing how effective sit-down strikes can be in creating change.
the sit-down was just ONE of the strategies
d. describing the nature of discrimination and second-class citizenship.
no at all. No descriptions were made
e. recounting the legal successes of the civil rights movement.
the passage is not a recount of anything
2) The author cites the example of Rosa Parks refusing to relinquish her bus seat in order to
a. demonstrate the accidental nature of political change.
it was on purpose
b. show a conventional response to a common situation.
it was not a conventional or normal response
c. describe a seminal event that influenced a larger movement.
True . from then everything changed. The CRM kicked off
d. portray an outcome instead of a cause.
clearly wrong
e. give a detailed account of what life was like in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955.
Maybe but not on point
The word test most nearly means
a. analyze.
b. determine.
c. prove.
d. quiz.
e. challenge.
Easy one: test meant to be to challenge the laws
The passage suggests that the college students in Greensboro, North Carolina
a. were regulars at the Woolworth lunch counter.
b. wanted to provoke a violent reaction.
c. were part of an ongoing national movement of lunch-counter demonstrations.
d. inspired other students to protest peacefully against segregation.
e. did not plan to create a stir.
Clearly D is the answer. That specific event was the pilot to more peaceful protests
The passage implies that the 1963 March on Washington
a. resulted in immediate legislation prohibiting segregation in public accommodations.
b. was a successful demonstration that drew attention to its causes.
c. was overshadowed by the rousing speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
d. represented only the attitudes of a fringe group.
e. reflected the unanimous public opinion that segregation laws must end.
The march on WDC was a magnet from all over the corner of the nation. B is the correct answer
The term refrain as it is used most nearly means
a. song lyric.
b. allegory.
c. recurring phrase.
d. poem stanza.
e. aria.
That phrase went iconic to repeat for centuries over and over again. C is the best
The term second class citizenship most nearly refers to
a. native or naturalized people who do not owe allegiance to a government.
b. foreign-born people who wish to become a citizen of a new country.
c. those who deny the rights and privileges of a free person.
d. having inferior status and rights in comparison to other citizens.
e. having inferior status and rights under a personal sovereign.
As the label suggests second class citizenship is clearly meant to different people where indeed we are all equal
D is the best
All of the following questions can be explicitly answered on the basis of the passage EXCEPT
a. What are some of the barriers African Americans faced in post-war America?
b. What tangible achievements did the civil rights movement attain?
c. What judicial rulings are considered milestones in the struggle for civil rights?
d. What strategies did civil rights protesters use to provoke political change?
e. What hurdles remain today for ending racial discrimination in the United States?
The only question that is not mentioned in the passage is E
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