Quiz  /  Little Rock Nine

  • 1. 
    What Supreme Court ruling said that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?

  • Dred Scott v. Sandford
  • Brown v. Board of Education
  • Marbury v. Madison
  • Plessy v. Ferguson

  • 2. 
    In what state did the Little Rock Nine attend high school?

  • Georgia
  • Arkansas
  • South Carolina
  • Alabama

  • 3. 
    Who ordered the national guard to stop the Little Rock Nine on their first day of school?

  • A senator
  • The governor
  • The major
  • The principal

  • 4. 
    What high school did the Little Rock Nine attend?

  • Western High School
  • County High School
  • Central High School
  • City High School

  • 5. 
    Who organized the Little Rock Nine?

  • Daisy Bates
  • Harriet Tubman
  • Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Ernest Green

  • 6. 
    True or False: Once they were attending school, things were easy for the Little Rock Nine.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 7. 
    What president sent the U.S. Army to protect the Little Rock Nine?

  • Harry Truman
  • Franklin Roosevelt
  • John F. Kennedy
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

  • 8. 
    What happened after the first year that the Little Rock Nine attended high school?

  • The governor closed all public high schools
  • All public high schools in the state became integrated
  • All of the above
  • Even more black students attended Central High

  • 9. 
    Which student would later become the Assistant Secretary of Labor for President Jimmy Carter?

  • Ernest Green
  • Thelma Mothershed
  • Jefferson Thomas
  • Melba Patillo

  • 10. 
    How many of the Little Rock Nine made it through the entire year of school?

  • 6
  • 3
  • 1
  • 8
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