Rosa Parks

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 bus seat. What was a direct effect of her arrest?

• blacks in Montgomery boycotted the public bus system

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. became a civil rights leader

• the U.S. Supreme COurt ruled segregation unconstitutional

• Rosa Parks showed Americans that segregation was wrong

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

• "Rosa Parks had challenged the law and shown people far beyond her town how cruel and unjust segregation could be, and she had won."

• "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."

• "The MOnday after Rosa's arrest, most black commuters walked to where they needed to 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."

How can Rosa Parks best be described?

• tired

• brave

• smart

• sad

What is this passage mostly about?

• how Rosa Parks helped start the civil rights movement

• the unjust segregation laws called "Jim Crow Laws"

• the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

• Rosa Parks' autobiography, Rosa Parks: My Story

Read the following sentences:

"The driver ordered Rosa and the rest of the black passengers in her row to stand at the back of the bus to let the white man sit. In an act of DEFIANCE that would help intensify the AMerican Civil Rights Movement, Rosa refused to give up her spot."

As used in this sentence, what does "DEFIANCE" mean?

• act of stopping something from happening

• permission to do something

• refusal to obey someone or something

• act of accepting the authority of someone

According to the passage, "Jim Crow Laws" were-

• laws made in memory of Jim Crow

• Laws made to stop men like Jim Crow

• laws to end segregation

• laws to continue segregation

When did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her bus seat?

• December 1, 1855

• December 21, 1855

• December 1, 1955

• December 31, 1955

The bus driver ordered Rosa Parks to give up her seat, (blank) she refused to move.

What word should go in the (blank)?

• so

• but

• after

• like

What were the laws of segregation meant to do?

• Bring blacks and whites together everywhere

• Keep blacks and whites separate everywhere

• Keep blacks and whites separate only on buses

• Keep blacks and whites separate everywhere but buses