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## The Rosa Parks Story: 30 Multiple Choice Questions & Answers
Instructions:
Choose the best answer for each question.1. Where did Rosa Parks grow up?
a) Montgomery, Alabama
b) Tuskegee, Alabama
c) Pine Level, Alabama
d) Birmingham, Alabama
Answer: c) Pine Level, Alabama*2. What was the name of the school Rosa Parks attended as a child?
a) Booker T. Washington School
b) The Industrial School for Girls
c) The Montgomery Industrial School
d) Miss White’s School for Girls
Answer: d) Miss White’s School for Girls*3. What kind of discrimination did Rosa experience in school?
a) She was not allowed to use the same water fountain as white children.
b) She had to walk to school while white children rode the bus.
c) She wasn't allowed to attend school with white children.
d) Both a and b
Answer: d) Both a and b*4. What was the name of Rosa Parks' husband?
a) Martin Luther King Jr.
b) Raymond Parks
c) Ralph Abernathy
d) E.D. Nixon
Answer: b) Raymond Parks*5. What organization did Rosa and her husband join to fight for voting rights?
a) The NAACP
b) The SCLC
c) The SNCC
d) The CORE
Answer: a) The NAACP*6. What was Rosa Parks' job?
a) Teacher
b) Seamstress
c) Secretary
d) Nurse
Answer: b) Seamstress*7. What year did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat?
a) 1954
b) 1955
c) 1956
d) 1963
Answer: b) 1955*8. What city did the bus incident take place in?
a) Birmingham, Alabama
b) Montgomery, Alabama
c) Selma, Alabama
d) Little Rock, Arkansas
Answer: b) Montgomery, Alabama*9. What was the name of the bus driver who ordered Rosa Parks to give up her seat?
a) James Blake
b) James F. Blake
c) Robert Williams
d) Ralph Abernathy
Answer: b) James F. Blake*10. What law did Rosa Parks violate by refusing to give up her seat?
a) Jim Crow Laws
b) Montgomery City Code
c) Alabama State Law
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above*11. What happened to Rosa Parks after she refused to give up her seat?
a) She was asked to leave the bus.
b) She was arrested.
c) She was fined.
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above*12. Who bailed Rosa Parks out of jail?
a) E.D. Nixon
b) Clifford Durr
c) Virginia Durr
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above*13. What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
a) A protest against segregation on buses.
b) A boycott of all Montgomery businesses.
c) A march from Selma to Montgomery.
d) A sit-in at a lunch counter.
Answer: a) A protest against segregation on buses.*14. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?
a) 381 days
b) 1 year
c) 6 months
d) 3 weeks
Answer: a) 381 days*15. Who became a leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
a) Martin Luther King Jr.
b) Ralph Abernathy
c) E.D. Nixon
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above*16. What was the outcome of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
a) Segregation on buses was declared unconstitutional.
b) Rosa Parks was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
c) The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed.
d) All of the above.
Answer: a) Segregation on buses was declared unconstitutional.*17. What inspired Rosa Parks to refuse to give up her seat?
a) Tiredness after a long day at work.
b) A sudden impulse.
c) Years of experiencing injustice and segregation.
d) Instructions from civil rights leaders.
Answer: c) Years of experiencing injustice and segregation.*18. What was the name of Rosa's grandmother?
a) Rose
b) Sylvia
c) Leona
d) Jan
Answer: c) Leona*19. Rosa Parks was taught to read by her:
a) Mother
b) Grandmother
c) Aunt
d) Father
Answer: a) Mother*20. What did Rosa do after the Montgomery Bus Boycott ended?
a) Retired from activism.
b) Continued working for civil rights.
c) Moved to another state.
d) Wrote a book about her experience.
Answer: b) Continued working for civil rights.*21. What was one of Rosa Parks' hobbies mentioned in the story?
a) Gardening
b) Reading
c) Sewing
d) Singing
Answer: b) Reading*22. Did Rosa Parks ever meet Booker T. Washington?
a) Yes
b) No
Answer: a) Yes*23. What did Rosa learn at the Industrial School for Girls in Montgomery?
a) Academic subjects and vocational skills
b) Only academic subjects
c) Only vocational skills
d) Primarily etiquette and social skills
Answer: a) Academic subjects and vocational skills*24. How did the black community support the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
a) Carpools and walking
b) Fundraising
c) Organized alternative transportation
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above*25. Was Rosa Parks the first person to refuse to give up their seat on a bus in Montgomery?
a) Yes
b) No
Answer: b) No*26. What major award did Rosa Parks receive in 1996?
a) Presidential Medal of Freedom
b) Nobel Peace Prize
c) Congressional Gold Medal
d) Martin Luther King Jr. Award
Answer: a) Presidential Medal of Freedom*27. What year did Rosa Parks die?
a) 2000
b) 2005
c) 2010
d) 2015
Answer: b) 2005*28. The book emphasizes Rosa Parks' actions as an act of:
a) Defiance and courage
b) Pre-planned protest
c) Accidental activism
d) Anger and frustration
Answer: a) Defiance and courage*29. What is the main message of The Rosa Parks Story?
a) The importance of standing up for what you believe in.
b) The power of peaceful protest.
c) The impact one person can have on history.
d) All of the above.