6. During the Freedom Summer of 1964, how many arrests were made?
181
1000
56
3
7. During the Freedom Summer of 1964, how many black homes, businesses and churches were bombed?
More than 80
More than 100
More than 60
More than 20
8. Why were mostly white, northern students from good families chosen?
Because they could be trusted not to be violent.
Because they would get more media coverage because of their class and colour.
Because they raise less hatred because of their skin colour.
9. When were the bodies of Schwerner, Chaney and Goodman found?
On the 8th April 1965
On the 21st August 1964
On the 4th August 1964
On the 24th June 1964
10. The morning after setting off, the group heard a nearby black church, chosen as a Freedom School, had been burned down. Schwerner, Chaney and ... went to investigate and were arrested.
Andrew Goodman
Arron Goodman
Andrew Goodsmith
Albert Reynolds
11. In 1962, only ... of African Americans in Mississippi were registered to vote. This was the lowest number in the whole of America.
11.7%
4.2%
6.7%
8.4%
12. The first volunteers left on which date?
20th June 1964
31st May 1964
13th July 1964
18th August 1964
13. The ... released them in the middle of the night, knowing a mob was waiting
police
sheriff
deputy sheriff
mayor
14. During the Freedom Summer of 1964, how many civil rights workers were killed in Mississippi?
At least 5
At least 10
At least 6
At least 3
15. During the Freedom Summer of 1964, 17,000 black people tried to register to vote but only ... were successful.
16,000
5,000
9,000
12,000
16. Mississippi was the most racist, segregated state in the USA despite ... of it's population being black.
55%
45%
50%
60%
17. What was a positive outcome of the Freedom Summer of 1964?
It gave people a more positive attitude about voting and removed previous fears.
It helped to focus attention on black voting rights.
It got the Voting Rights bill passed through congress in 1964.
18. Why was the number of black voters in Mississippi so low?
Black people were beaten and intimidated to stop them voting and segregation meant that many black people were poorly educated so found it impossible to pass the literacy tests which allowed them to vote.
Black people were arrested if seen at polling stations trying to vote.
Propaganda discouraged black people from wanting to vote or feeling safe about voting.
There were too many parties that black people wanted to vote for; they found it so difficult to decide which one to vote for that many decided it would be easier not to vote at all.
19. CORE workers Michael Schwerner and James Chaney drove a group to where?
