Rosa Parks - Civil Right on the Bus

Why was Rosa Parks ordered to give up her seat on the bus?

• Because the driver disliked her
• Because she wasn't allowed to sit
• So that a Black man could sit
• So that a White man could sit

The cause of Rosa Parks' arrest was her refusal to give up her seat on the bus. What was the direct effect of her arrest?

• blacks in Montgomery boycotted the buses
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. became a civil rights leader
• the U.S. Supreme Court ruled segregation was illegal
• Rosa Parks lost her job

How can Rosa Parks best be described?

• tired
• brave
• smart
• sad

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below. 
The bus driver ordered Rosa to give up her seat, _________       she refused to move.

• so
• but
• also
• although

What is this passage mostly about?

• how Rosa Parks helped start the civil rights movment
• the unjust segregation laws called " Jim Crow Laws"
• the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 
• Rosa Parks' autobiography, Rosa Parks: My Story (1st person)

In November of 1956, the Supreme Court ruled that Jim Crow laws .....

• were legal and provided equal treatment
• were unconstitutional and kept whites and blacks segregated
• were the reason the bus boycott failed
• brought blacks and whites together

What did the Montgomery Bus Boycott spark?

• violent protests 
• Blacks to start riding the bus
• a series on nonvionlent protests in support of civil rights
• people to buy cars

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat because she was tired of accepting unjust treatment. What evidence from the passage supports this conclusion?

• "Rosa Parks had challenged the law ans shown people far beyond her own town how cruel and unjust segregation could be, and she won."
• "The Monday after Rosa's arrest, most black commuters walked to where they needed ot go- some more than 20 miles."
• "People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true. No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in."
• "Rosa and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, as it has come to be known, sparked a series of nonviolent mass protests in support of civil rights."

What does Parks suggest was the reason that she did not obey the bus driver's order?

• She was physically tired.
• She wanted to comply with the laws.
• She wanted to take a stand for segregation.
• There was a vacant seat.

What point of view is this story written?

• 2nd person
• 3rd person
• 3rd person limited
• 1st person