Montgomery Bus Boycott Quiz

What was the main goal of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

• To promote the use of bicycles over buses

• To support the election of a new city mayor

• To protest racial segregation on public buses

• To reduce bus fares for all passengers

Which public areas were commonly segregated in the South before the boycott?

• Schools, restrooms, and water fountains

• Libraries, museums, and zoos

• Shopping malls, gyms, and stadiums

• Parks, beaches, and movie theaters

Who was the first person to refuse to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus before Rosa Parks?

• Ida B. Wells

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

• Claudette Colvin

What organization was founded to fight Jim Crow policies in Montgomery?

• Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

• Congress of Racial Equality

• Women's Political Council

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Who was elected as the leading representative of the Montgomery Improvement Association?

• Rosa Parks

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

What alternative methods of transportation did the black community use during the boycott?

• Trains and airplanes

• Carpools, walking, and horse-drawn buggies

• Boats and ferries

• Motorcycles and scooters

What was the outcome of the Montgomery Federal Court ruling on June 5th, 1956?

• Bus fares were increased

• Segregation on buses was declared illegal

• A new bus route was introduced

• Segregation on buses was upheld

Which amendment was cited in the ruling against bus segregation?

• First Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment

• Nineteenth Amendment

When were Montgomery buses finally integrated?

• December 5th, 1955

• June 5th, 1956

• December 20th, 1956

• January 1st, 1957

Where can the bus where Rosa Parks sat be visited today?

• National Civil Rights Museum

• Henry Ford Museum in Michigan

• Montgomery Bus Museum

• Smithsonian National Museum