Courage Passage Set Questions

Rosa Park's displayed courage by

• Getting up out of her seat when asked

• Going against segregation and joining civil rights group to fight racism

• helping others during their time of need

• being a hard worker

Where was Rosa Parks born?

• Tuskegee, Mississippi

• Revolution, Alabama

• Tokyo, China

• Montgomery, Alabama

What is a possible theme of "The Act of Courage" by Lauren Green?

• Speaking highly of others shows character.

• Sharing is caring.

• Fighting for what you believe in has its rewards.

• You should never give up on your dreams.

What is segregation?

• the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.

• the action or state of setting someone or something apart from other people or things or being set apart.

• a particular section, group, or type of people or animals living in an area or country.

• the specified extent or degree to which an area is or has been populated.

The boycott Rosa Parks started that had a decline in bus revenues, lasted how many days?

• 386

• 265

• 199

• 381

The author gave Rosa Parks a title towards the end of Passage 1. What was it?

What year did Michelle Obama give the speech at The International Women of Courage Awards?

• 2009

• 2014

• 2013

• 2016

What was the purpose of The International Women of Courage Awards?

• To talk about all the women that were present.

• To show that women were smart.

• To tear down injustice and fight for civil rights like Rosa Parks did.

• To showcase and honor powerful, courageous women who have stood for what they believed in.

How does the speaker in passage 2 feel about education, as stated in the passage?

• “The highest result of education is tolerance”

• The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you”

• I make it a priority to talk to young people about the power of education to help them achieve their aspirations.

• “The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows”

Who gives out the "international women of courage awards"?

• Michelle Obama

• The President

• The court system

• The U.S Department of State