Civil Rights Movement Quiz

Under which laws did African Americans face discrimination and segregation across the South during the time of Parks' arrest?

• Civil Rights Act

• Jim Crow laws

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Voting Rights Act

What did the Jim Crow bus laws in Montgomery require black passengers to do when the white section filled up?

• Stay in their seats

• Move to the front of the bus

• Give up their seats and move further back

• Leave the bus

Where were the sections for whites and blacks located on the bus according to the Jim Crow bus laws in Montgomery?

• Whites in the back, blacks in the front

• Whites in the middle, blacks in the front

• Whites at the front, blacks in the back

• Whites and blacks mixed together

What was Rosa Parks' occupation at the time of her arrest?

• Teacher

• Seamstress

• Nurse

• Secretary

Why was Rosa Parks arrested in 1955?

• For attending a protest

• For refusing to give up her seat on the bus

• For speaking out against segregation

• For organizing a boycott

How old was Rosa Parks when she was arrested?

• 30 years old

• 35 years old

• 42 years old

• 50 years old

What was the fine imposed on Rosa Parks for refusing to give up her seat?

• Five dollars

• Ten dollars

• Fifteen dollars

• Twenty dollars

Which organization was Rosa Parks a part of for more than a decade?

• NAACP

• SCLC

• CORE

• SNCC

What event was discussed at the meeting Rosa Parks attended four days before her arrest?

• The Montgomery Bus Boycott

• The March on Washington

• The murder of Emmett Till

• The Selma to Montgomery March

Who was the head of the Alabama NAACP during the origins of the bus boycott?

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Jo Ann Robinson

• E.D. Nixon

• Rosa Parks