54b. Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

What did Rosa Parks do on a Montgomery bus in 1955 that incited a revolution?

• She refused to give up her seat in the 'Colored Section'

• She started a protest on the bus

• She had a confrontation with the bus driver

• She refused to pay the bus fare

What was the consequence of Rosa Parks' refusal to move on the bus?

• She was given a warning by the bus driver

• She was fined $10

• She was asked to leave the bus

• She was immediately arrested

Who was the first president of the Montgomery Improvement Association that organized the bus boycott?

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Henry David Thoreau

• James Blake

What inspired Martin Luther King Jr. and other Civil Rights Movement leaders?

• The teachings of Mahatma Gandhi

• The writings of Henry David Thoreau

• The works of Frederick Douglass

• The speeches of Malcolm X

What was the outcome of the Supreme Court's decision in 1956?

• The Supreme Court voted to end segregated busing

• The Supreme Court upheld the segregation laws

• The Montgomery bus boycott was declared illegal

• Segregated busing was allowed to continue

What did Rosa Parks do when the bus driver demanded her to stand up?

• She stood up immediately

• She argued with the bus driver

• She moved to the back of the bus

• She refused to stand up

Who was the bus driver who ordered Rosa Parks to move to the back of the bus?

• Henry David Thoreau

• Malcolm X

• James Blake

• Martin Luther King Jr.

What was Rosa Parks' occupation at the time of the bus incident?

• Civil rights activist

• Teacher

• Department store seamstress

• Bus driver

What did the Montgomery Improvement Association organize in response to Rosa Parks' arrest?

• A protest at the bus station

• A city-wide strike

• The Montgomery bus boycott

• A petition to the Supreme Court

What did Rosa Parks say when the bus driver threatened to have her arrested?

• She apologized and moved to the back

• She remained silent

• She said 'You may do that'

• She started crying