BrainPOP Jr. Ruby Bridges Quiz

What is one reason why Ruby Bridges is a role model?

• She won the Supreme Court case that ended segregation in schools.

• She bravely stood up for equal rights when she integrated a school.

• She worked with Eleanor Roosevelt to end segregation.

• She became the first African-American U.S. Marshal.

Answer explanation

She was the first African American to go to an all-white elementary school in Louisiana.

Which happened FIRST?

• The Supreme Court ruled against segregation in schools.

• U.S. Marshals protected Ruby as she went to school.

• Ruby took a difficult test to get into a white school.

• Eleanor Roosevelt wrote a letter to encourage Ruby.

Answer explanation

In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled to end segregation in schools.

Mrs. Henry was the only teacher who agreed to teach Ruby. What does this suggest about Mrs. Henry?

• She was afraid of the U.S. Marshals.

• She taught Ruby how to read and write.

• She believed the school should be integrated(together).

• She thought the school should be segregated(separate).

Answer explanation

Since she was willing to teach Ruby, she probably thought that students should NOT be separated because of their skin color.

In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled that school segregation was ILLEGAL. What does ILLEGAL mean?

• It means something that is against the law.

• It means something that separates people.

• It means something that teaches people.

• It means something that people dislike.

Answer explanation

Illegal means not legal, or something against the law.

Why did Eleanor Roosevelt write a letter to Ruby?

• She wanted Ruby to go to a new school.

• She wanted to encourage and support Ruby.

• She wanted to teach Ruby about racism.

• She wanted to give a job to Ruby's father.

Answer explanation

She wanted to support Ruby so she would keep being brave.

Ruby Bridges stayed calm even when people protested. What does this say about her?

• She was brave and determined to go to school.

• She believed that the protesters supported her.

• She enjoyed reading books and writing letters.

• She did not get nervous when she took tests.

Answer explanation

She was brave even when people were protesting against her.

Black students had to take a test to see if they could go to a school for whites. Why do you think school leaders made the test hard?

• They wanted Black students to get a better education.

• They did not want Black students to go to White schools.

• They wanted to know what Black students had learned in school.

• They thought Black and White students should learn the same things.

Answer explanation

They were trying to keep Black students from being able to integrate into White schools.

How can you tell that many teachers and students were not happy that Ruby Bridges was integrating the school?

• They did not come to school for months.

• They made Ruby's family leave their home.

• They protected Ruby from angry protestors.

• They asked U.S. Marshals for protection.

Answer explanation

The whole school was nearly empty for months.

Today, Ruby Bridges encourages people of different races to get along and teaches about TOLERANCE. What is TOLERANCE?

• It is the protest of unfair treatment of people.

• It is the separation of people based on their race.

• It is the ability to accept people who are different.

• It is the courage of people who fight for equal rights.

Answer explanation

If you are tolerant, you accept others as they are.

At first, Ruby’s father was worried about sending her to a white school. Why do you think he felt this way?

• He did not think Ruby was ready to start first grade.

• He wanted to find a school that was closer to home.

• He knew that many people would be angry about integrating the school.

• He thought Ruby could go to a better school that was for Black students.

Answer explanation

He wanted to protect Ruby since people might be upset that she was going to a White school.