The Mongomery Bus Boycott
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After watching the documentary Mighty Times, students will be able answer the following quiz.
- 1.What started after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white passenger?
- A.
The Civil Rights Movement
- B.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
- C.
The Abolishment of Slavery
- D.
A riot in the streets
- 2.How long did the boycott last?
- A.
81 days
- B.
365 days
- C.
381 days
- D.
5 days
- 3.What was the name of the local leader of the NAACP, who was one of the first to take action in response to Mrs. Parks' arrest?
- A.
E. D. Nixon
- B.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
- C.
Reverend Abernathy
- D.
Raymond Parks
- 4.When did the boycott end?
- A.
On December 5, 1955
- B.
On December 5, 1956
- C.
On December 20, 1955
- D.
On December 20, 1956
- 5.What was the purpose of having the boycott?
- A.
To get Rosa Parks out of jail.
- B.
To have better and newer buses.
- C.
To segregate the buses.
- D.
To integrate the buses
- 6.How did some white communty members react?
- A.
They supported the African-Americans decisions.
- B.
They boycotted the buses also.
- C.
They committed act of violence.
- D.
They didn't care.
- 7.Who became the leader of the Civil Rights Movement?
- A.
Rosa Parks
- B.
E. D. Nixon
- C.
Ralph Abernathy
- D.
Martin Luther King, Jr
- 8.Where does this boycott take place?
- A.
Alabama
- B.
Arkansas
- C.
Mississippi
- D.
Tennessee
- 9.What was the court's ruling on the bus segregation law?
- A.
Racial segregation was permitted.
- B.
Racial segregation laws were unconstitutional.
- C.
Racial segregation laws for buses were unconstitutional.
- D.
All men are created equal but seperate.
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