WorksheetsChapter 8 Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What role did Martin Luther King, Jr. play in the boycott?
He refused to give up his seat to a white woman.
He gave a speech to inspire people to not give up hope during the bus boycott.
He interviewed with local newspapers to spread the message behind the purpose for the bus boycott.
Claudette was in a different mindset and depressed at the time, but was glad the boycott was happening.
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False
How did the Montgomery Bus Boycott work? How did people get around if they couldn’t use the bus?
(Multiple correct answers)
People created carpool systems to drop maids off at various houses on the way in and out of town.
People purchased vehicles to get around without relying on the bus system.
Many people walked to show support to the boycott.
White racists attacked black people's vehicles with acid, threw dynamite on their properties, and cops targeted African Americans.
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False
What did Fred Gray want?
Fred Grey wanted to bring Claudette's case back to court.
Fred Grey wanted to bring Mary Louise Smith's case back to court to get her money back.
Fred Grey wanted to sue the city because their segregated bus laws were unconstitutional.
Why did Fred Grey need his case to go to the Supreme Court?
He did so that Claudette could be avenged for the mistreatment she experienced in her arrest.
He had to because earlier they had ruled segregated schools unconstitutional.
Who were Fred Gray’s witnesses? How did he come to select them?
Rosa Parks because she was the face of the boycott.
Rosa Parks because she was about to go to jail.
Fred Grey's witnesses were multiple black passengers whose lives had been negatively effected by the segregation laws on the city bus.
Why does Claudette say “yes”?
because she wanted to take the opportunity to speak out up for something she was passionate about.
because she wants the recognition for her original protest.
because she doesn't want to see Rosa Parks go to jail.
In chapter 8 the "second front" refers to...
the federal lawsuit Fred Gray brings to argue that segregated seating on buses is unconstitutional
the second battle of the civil rights movement.
Fred Gray's personal vendetta against Governor George Wallace.
What is the first front in chapter 8?
The first front is Claudette Colvin getting arrested.
The first front is protests outside city hall.
The first front is the bus boycott because it’s the first battle in the fight against segregation.
How did the Colvin family participate in the boycott? (Multiple correct answers)
The Colvin family “stayed off the bus” (77)
Claudette’s family went to the mass meetings and heard Dr. King speak (79).
Claudette’s father used their savings to buy a used Plymouth to help Claudette’s mother get around.
Claudette’s “family duties” increased during the boycott because her mother was out late helping to “drive people places” (78).
What happened in Montgomery as a result of the boycott?
Many black participants in the protest were threatened or had their property attacked. Dr. King and E.D. Nixon had explosives thrown at their houses and police “scattered acid” on Jo Ann Robinson’s car (79–80).
White Montgomery residents immediately realized the segregated buses were racist and joined the boycott.
Claudette Colvin's house was burned down.
The Montgomery Improvement Association designed a transport system as an alternative to the buses that was entirely voluntary.
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False
the person who brings the case against another in the court of law is called a..
plaintiff
defendant
spectator
What was the MIA?
Montgomery Improvement Association
Movement In Alabama
Martin's Improvement of Alabama
What did the MIA do for black residents during the bus boycott?
Organize car pools
Prepare meals
Protect the Plaintiffs
Which court case struck down the “separate but equal” notion?
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Browder vs. Gayle
Brown vs. Board of Education Topeka
What did Claudette name her baby?
Martin
QP
Raymond
"We are not going to be a part of any program that will get Negroes to ride the buses again at the price of the destruction of our heritage and way of life.” Who said this?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
E.D. Nixon
Mayor "Tacky" Gayle
Any lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a state law was supposed to be heard by..
a panel of 10 judges in city courts.
a panel of 3 judges in federal court.
a panel of police officers.
