Civil Rights on a City Bus

What action did Rosa Parks take on December 1, 1955, that helped change the course of history?

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

• She led a protest march in Montgomery.

• She gave a speech about civil rights.

• She wrote a letter to the President.

What were the 'Jim Crow laws' referred to in the passage?

• Laws that enforced racial segregation.

• Laws that promoted racial equality.

• Laws that supported women's rights.

• Laws that encouraged public transportation.

What was the immediate consequence of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat?

• She was arrested and fined.

• She was praised by the bus driver.

• She was given a new seat at the front of the bus.

• She was ignored by the other passengers.

What was the main reason Rosa Parks gave for not giving up her seat, according to her autobiography?

• She was tired of giving in.

• She was physically tired.

• She was too old to stand.

• She wanted to start a protest.

What major event followed Rosa Parks' arrest in Montgomery?

• A boycott of the public bus system by black commuters.

• A violent protest in the city center.

• A new law supporting segregation.

• A public apology from the bus company.

What was the outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in November 1956 regarding segregation laws?

• The Jim Crow laws were declared unconstitutional.

• Segregation laws were strengthened.

• Rosa Parks was given a medal of honor.

• The bus company was fined.

What impact did Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott have on the Civil Rights Movement?

• They sparked a series of nonviolent mass protests.

• They ended racial prejudice in the United States.

• They led to the immediate integration of all public facilities.

• They caused a decline in public transportation usage.

Why was Rosa Parks ordered to give up her seat on the bus?

• because the driver disliked her

• because she wasn’t allowed to sit

• so that a black man could sit

• so that a white man could sit

The cause of Rosa Parks’ arrest was her refusal to give up her bus seat. What was a direct effect of her arrest?

• blacks in Montgomery boycotted the public bus system

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. became a civil rights leader

• the U.S. Supreme Court ruled segregation unconstitutional

• Rosa Parks showed Americans that segregation was wrong

Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat because she was tired of accepting unjust treatment. What evidence from the passage supports this conclusion?

• "Rosa Parks had challenged the law and shown people far beyond her own town how cruel and unjust segregation could be, and she had won."

• "Rosa and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, as it has come to be known, sparked a series of nonviolent mass protests in support of civil rights."

• "The Monday after Rosa’s arrest, most black commuters walked to where they needed to go—some more than 20 miles."

• "'People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true. No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.'"