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HISTORICAL APPROACH

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the conflict of the story My Story by Rosa Parks?

a)

Racism and Injustice

b)

Unfairness and Discrimination

c)

Racism and unfair treatment

d)

All of the above

2.

What is the race of Rosa Parks?

a)

African

b)

African American

c)

American

d)

Both B & C

3.

Historical approach focuses on understanding ideas except for one.

a)

Understanding the author’s life

b)

Looking back into history

c)

Gathering and recording of data

d)

Knowing the turning points of the history

4.

What is one thing that we need to look into when studying historical approach?

a)

Modern perspectives

b)

The context of the period

c)

Only the text itself

d)

Purely fictional elements

5.

What historical issue is highlighted in My Story?

a)

World War 2

b)

Women’s rights

c)

Racial segregation

d)

Industrialization

6.

The Historical Approach helps readers understand a literary work by considering its ____/jobs?

a)

Genre

b)

Historical context

c)

Vocabulary

d)

Length

7.

Why must readers avoid judging historical texts by modern standards alone?

a)

It weakens emotional impact

b)

It risks misunderstanding the original context

c)

It removes symbolic meaning

d)

It limits interpretation

8.

The theme gains historical weight because it ______?

a)

appeals to universal values

b)

emerges from segregation-era realities

c)

emphasizes justice

d)

encourages emphaty

9.

It shows to the time and the place the story takes place.‎

a)

Character

b)

Plot

c)

Settings

d)

Theme

10.

What is the primary focus of the Historical Approach in literary criticism?

a)

The grammatical structure of the text

b)

The life of the author and the time period in which the work was written

c)

The personal emotional response of the reader

d)

The universal archetypes found within the story

11.

What is the PRIMARY risk of reading My Story without applying the historical approach?

a)

The reader may misinterpret the text as propaganda rather than a historical facts

b)

The narrative may appear overly technical

c)

Rosa Parks’ action may be misunderstood as a minor act rather than historical resistance

d)

The story may seem disconnected from literature

12.

When was the incident of refusing bus seat happened?

a)

1945

b)

1950

c)

1948

d)

1955

13.

Where was the incident happened?

a)

Montgomery, Alabama

b)

Montgomary, Alabama

c)

Montgomairy, Alabama

d)

Montgomerry, Alabama

14.

From a historical-approach perspective, which interpretation would be considered an ERROR?

a)

Relating Rosa Parks’ experience to Civil Rights Law

b)

Using her narrative to understand everyday life under segregation

c)

Treating the refusal to give up her seat as symbolic resistance rooted in its time

d)

Evaluating her actions mainly through modern concepts of individual freedom

15.

Which conclusion demonstrates the MOST accurate application of the historical approach in analyzing My Story by Rosa Parks?

a)

The narrative illustrates how Rosa Parks’ moral judgment influenced her decision within a moment of personal conflict shaped by social pressure.

b)

The text reveals the presence of racial discrimination by portraying the emotional and psychological struggles experienced by the author.

c)

Rosa Parks’ action can be understood as an expression of courage that challenged social expectations and inspired collective awareness.

d)

The significance of Rosa Parks’ refusal emerges from the interaction between individual agency and historically enforced systems of racial control.