The late 1950s and early 1960s were a time of profound growth for the civil rights movement in the United States. ββββββββ ββββββ βββββββββββ ββ βββ ββββββ βββββββ βββ ββββ ββββββββ ββ βββββ βββ ββββββ βββββββ ββββ ββ ββββ βββ ββββββββ ββ ββββββββββββββ ββββββββ ββ ββββ ββββββββ βββ ββ βββββββββ ββββββ βββ ββββββββββββββββ βββββββββ βββ ββββββββββββ ββ βββββββ ββββββββ βββ
Context Β·Anticipation of more progress in civil rights
Following outlaw of racial segregation, African-American community anticipated more progress in civil rights.
Freedom Rides involved challenge to βwhites onlyβ seats. The government responded with force to protect Freedom Riders. This elevated the civil rights movement.
Passage Style
Single position
Spotlight
3.
Based on the passage, which βββ ββ βββ βββββββββ βββ ββ ββββ ββββββββββ ββββββββ βββββ βββ βββββββ ββββββ
Question Type
Implied
The answer is likely to be supported by something in the second half of the last paragraph, which is where the author describes Freedom Rides.
a
They were primarily β βββββββββββ βββββββββββ
They were not spontaneous. They were βorganized in 1961 by the already well-established Congress of Racial Equalityβ to challenge segregation. Something organized and planned is not spontaneous.
b
They were directed βββββββ βββ ββββ βββββββββββ
They were not directed against the U.S. government; they were directed against βwhites onlyβ seating on buses and other facilities. The passage doesnβt say that those buses and other facilities were managed by the U.S. government.
c
They were less βββββββββ ββ βββ ββββ βββββ ββββββ ββββββββ ββββ ββββ βββ ββββββββ ββββββ βββββββββββββββ
The passage never judges the comparative importance of the Freedom Rides and the original sit-ins. In addition, if you wanted to find a comparison, there is evidence that the author might consider the Freedom Rides to be more important: the passage states that the Freedom Rides were the βclearest turning point for the civil rights movement.β
d
They were based ββ β βββββββββ ββββββββββ ββββ βββ ββββββββ ββββββ βββββββββββββββ
The passage never suggests that the Freedom Rides were based on a different philosophy than the original sit-ins. Both types of sit-ins were part of a movement to achieve civil rights for African-Americans. They both involved non-violent protest.
e
They were modeled ββ βββ ββββββββ ββββββ βββββββββββββββ
Stated.
Difficulty
90% of people who answer get this correct
This is a low-difficulty question.
It is similar in difficulty to other questions in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%120
127
75%140
Analysis
Implied
Humanities
Single position
Spotlight
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
0%
145
b
5%
147
c
0%
154
d
5%
148
e
90%
158
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