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Rosa Parks

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Parks born?

a)

Alabama

b)

Michigan

c)

Washington, D.C.

d)

South Africa

2.

What does segregation mean?

a)

protesting for voter rights

b)

unfair laws

c)

the act of keeping a group apart from

3.

Segregation laws...

a)

made sure kids went to school.

b)

made sure all people could vote.

c)

kept black people and white people apart.

d)

kept people from driving too fast

4.

What is true about Rosa's grandparents?

a)

They were born as slaves.

b)

They were slave owners.

c)

They had more freedom than others.

5.

What are civil rights?

a)

The rights we choose to have as citizens

b)

The rights all people have to be treated equally

c)

The rights some people have, but not everyone

6.

How did Rosa Parks spread the word about civil rights?

a)

She attended rallies.

b)

She participated in marches.

c)

She taught young people to stand up for themselves.

d)

All of these answers.

7.

What did Parks do when the bus driver asked her to stand?

a)

She gave up her seat and stood.

b)

She stayed in her seat to protest.

c)

She got off the bus and walked.

d)

She tied herself to the seat.

8.

On what day did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat on the bus?

a)

December 5, 1955

b)

December 9, 1955

c)

December 1, 1950

d)

December 1, 1955

9.

What happened because Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat?

a)

She was driven to the police station.

b)

She was arrested due to breaking a segregation (Jim Crow) law.

c)

She was forced to pay a fine.

d)

All of these answers are correct.

10.

What was an effect of Rosa Parks refusing to get off the bus?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr. called for a bus boycott.

b)

African Americans continued to be treated unfairly.

11.

What is true about the bus boycott?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr. urged people to stick together.

b)

It wasn't easy for people to get to work and other paces, but they stuck together.

c)

They didn't give up.

d)

None of the above.

12.

The Supreme Court Ruled that everyone has the same rights after the bus boycott.

a)

True

b)

False