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Montgomery Bus Boycott

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many days did the Montgomery bus boycott last?

a)

65 days

b)

381 days

c)

100 days

d)

30 days

2.

What happened once the boycott came to a conclusion?

a)

Segregation intensified

b)

Segregation on buses remained legal

c)

The boycott never came to an end

d)

Segreagation on buses became illigal

3.

What was an economic effect of the boycott on transportation?

a)

Transportation decline in economic revenue because less people were taking the bus

b)

Transportation economic revenue grew

c)

Economic gain because people stopped taking the bus

d)

Transportation decline in economic revenue because more people were taking the bus

4.

Who emerged as a leader from the Montgomery bus boycott that later became an important figure of the Civil Rights Movement.

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Malcom X

d)

E. D. Nixon

5.

The NAACP is:

a)

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

b)

An organization which mission is to provide equality and eliminate race based discrimination.

c)

An organization that fought against segregation laws

d)

All anwers are correct

6.

When did the The Montgomery Bus Boycott start?

a)

December 5, 1855

b)

December 5, 1955

c)

December 5, 1555

d)

December 5, 1995

7.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was what kind of protest?

a)

Segregated

b)

Violent

c)

Revolutionary

d)

Peaceful

8.

What was the name of the leader of the local NAACP in Montgomery?

a)

Jo Ann Robinson

b)

Martin Luther King

c)

E.D Nixon

d)

Rosa Parks

9.

What organisation was set up to lead the bus boycott?

a)

NAACP

b)

Womens Political Council

c)

Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA)

d)

SCLC

10.

Who became president of the MIA?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

E.D Nixon

c)

Martin Luther King

11.

How long did it take Black residents of Montgomery to begin mobilizing for the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

a)

One day

b)

One week

c)

One month

d)

One year

12.

Which of the following methods were used to undermine the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

a)

Black cab drivers were harassed and prosecuted for offering reduced fares

b)

Local leaders’ homes were firebombed

c)

Protesters were arrested and fined for involvement in the Montgomery Bus Boycott

d)

All of the above

13.

Who is this?

a)

Jo-Ann Robinson

b)

Claudette Colvin

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

14.

How did the bus company in Montgomery discriminate against black people there? (3 answers)

a)

they only employed black drivers

b)

they only employed white drivers

c)

black people had to sit at the back of the bus

d)

they often took their fare and drove off

15.

The MIA decided to continue the boycott untill their demands were met. What were their 3 demands?

a)

drivers be courteous to passengers

b)

bus fare be reduced

c)

seats on a first come first served basis

d)

that black drivers be employed

16.

What was the name of the laws that were used to introduce segregation?

a)

John Crow Laws

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Supreme Crow Laws

17.
What day did Martin Luther King Jr deliver his speech?
a)
September 20, 1962 
b)
September 6, 1963
c)
August 28, 1963 
d)
August 17, 1963
18.
What legal action helped to end segregation in public schools?
a)
Brown v. Board of Education
b)
Hernandez v. Texas 
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson 
d)
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
19.
forcing people to use separate facilities according to race
a)
boycott 
b)
segregation
c)
civil disobedience
d)
integration 
20.
What legal action made it acceptable to allow segregation in public facilities?
a)
Brown v. Board of Education
b)
Hernandez v. Texas
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson 
d)
The Civil Rights Act of 1964