Civil Rights Movement Quiz

What did Rosa Parks do to help initiate the civil rights movement?

• She organized a protest march.

• She gave speeches across the country.

• She refused to give up her seat on a bus.

• She wrote articles about segregation.

What was segregation in the American South in 1955?

• A policy that allowed equal access to public services for all races.

• A law that required all citizens to vote.

• A way of life where people of different races were separated from each other.

• A movement to integrate public schools.

Under segregation, which of the following was true for black people?

• They could attend the same schools as white children.

• They could eat in the same restaurants as white people.

• They could not go to the same hospitals as white people.

• They were allowed to sit anywhere on public buses.

What happened to Rosa Parks when she refused to give up her seat to a white man?

• She was given a medal.

• She was arrested.

• She was asked to drive the bus.

• She was praised by the bus company.

What action did Rosa take that was not meant to result in a court case?

• She organized a boycott of the city bus system.

• She refused to ride the Montgomery buses.

• She gave up her seat on the bus.

• She refused to give up her seat on the bus.

Who led the Montgomery bus boycott?

• Rosa Parks

• The Alabama Supreme Court

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• The bus driver

How long did the Montgomery bus boycott last?

• 382 days

• 1999 days

• 100 days

• 1 year

What was the outcome of the boycott regarding segregated seating on buses?

• The boycott had no effect on the laws.

• The Alabama Supreme Court upheld segregated seating.

• The Alabama Supreme Court said that segregated seating on buses violated the Constitution.

• Rosa Parks was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal of Honor.

What honor was Rosa awarded in 1999 for her civil rights work?

• A Nobel Peace Prize

• A Presidential Medal of Freedom

• A Congressional Gold Medal of Honor

• An NAACP Image Award