Who was the leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
A) Rosa Parks
B) Martin Luther King Jr.
C) Malcolm X
D) Harriet Tubman
Answer: B) Martin Luther King Jr.
In what year did the Montgomery Bus Boycott begin?
A) 1953
B) 1954
C) 1955
D) 1956
Answer: C) 1955
What event triggered the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
A) Rosa Parks refusing to give up her bus seat
B) Martin Luther King’s speech
C) Brown v. Board of Education ruling
D) March on Washington
Answer: A) Rosa Parks refusing to give up her bus seat
How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?
A) 6 months
B) 1 year
C) 2 years
D) 3 years
Answer: B) 1 year
Which organization was instrumental in organizing the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
A) NAACP
B) ACLU
C) SCLC
D) Black Panthers
Answer: A) NAACP
What was the main goal of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
A) Desegregate public buses
B) Abolish buses
C) Ban public transportation
D) Promote bus safety
Answer: A) Desegregate public buses
Who was the African American woman arrested for not giving up her bus seat before Rosa Parks?
A) Claudette Colvin
B) Harriet Tubman
C) Coretta Scott King
D) Fannie Lou Hamer
Answer: A) Claudette Colvin
Which Montgomery Bus Boycott organizer was a mentor to Martin Luther King Jr.?
A) Ella Baker
B) Malcolm X
C) Bayard Rustin
D) Jo Ann Robinson
Answer: D) Jo Ann Robinson
What Supreme Court case ruled segregation on public buses unconstitutional, leading to the end of the boycott?
A) Plessy v. Ferguson
B) Brown v. Board of Education
C) Browder v. Gayle
D) Miranda v. Arizona
Answer: C) Browder v. Gayle
Who organized the Women’s Political Council, which played a significant role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
A) Ella Baker
B) Rosa Parks
C) Jo Ann Robinson
D) Coretta Scott King
Answer: C) Jo Ann Robinson
What was the economic impact of the Montgomery Bus Boycott on the bus company?
A) It went bankrupt
B) Profits increased
C) Profits decreased significantly
D) No impact on profits
Answer: C) Profits decreased significantly
What was the nickname given to the carpool system that helped African Americans during the boycott?
A) Freedom Rides
B) Freedom Trains
C) Freedom Buses
D) Freedom Cars
Answer: D) Freedom Cars
Who was the Montgomery mayor during the bus boycott?
A) George Wallace
B) Jim Folsom
C) Frank Johnson
D) W. A. Gayle
Answer: D) W. A. Gayle
What role did the Montgomery Improvement Association play in the boycott?
A) Legal representation for protesters
B) Organizing carpools for commuters
C) Coordinating the boycott efforts
D) Fundraising for the bus company
Answer: C) Coordinating the boycott efforts
Which civil rights leader was inspired by the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and adopted nonviolent protest strategies?
A) Malcolm X
B) Stokely Carmichael
C) Medgar Evers
D) James Lawson
Answer: D) James Lawson
How did the Montgomery Bus Boycott impact the Civil Rights Movement?
A) It led to the creation of the NAACP
B) It inspired similar protests across the country
C) It resulted in the desegregation of all public facilities nationwide
D) It had no impact on the Civil Rights Movement
Answer: B) It inspired similar protests across the country
Which city served as a model for the Montgomery Bus Boycott, where a successful bus desegregation effort had occurred earlier?
A) Birmingham
B) Atlanta
C) Tallahassee
D) Baton Rouge
Answer: D) Baton Rouge
What was the primary method of protest during the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
A) Sit-ins
B) Boycotting buses
C) Marches
D) Petitions
Answer: B) Boycotting buses
Who was the attorney for the plaintiffs in the Browder v. Gayle case, which led to the desegregation of buses in Montgomery?
A) Thurgood Marshall
B) Robert F. Kennedy
C) Fred Gray
D) Clarence Darrow
Answer: C) Fred Gray
Which organization provided legal assistance to those involved in the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
A) Southern Poverty Law Center
B) American Civil Liberties Union
C) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
D) National Urban League
Answer: C) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Who was the African American woman who served as the lead plaintiff in the Browder v. Gayle case?
A) Rosa Parks
B) Claudette Colvin
C) Aurelia Browder
D) Jo Ann Robinson
Answer: C) Aurelia Browder
Which Supreme Court justice authored the opinion in the Browder v. Gayle case?
A) Earl Warren
B) Thurgood Marshall
C) Felix Frankfurter
D) Hugo Black
Answer: A) Earl Warren
What was the slogan of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
A) “No Justice, No Peace”
B) “Free at Last”
C) “Don’t Ride the Bus”
D) “Montgomery Moves Together”
Answer: C) “Don’t Ride the Bus”
Who was the president of the Montgomery Improvement Association during the boycott?
A) Ralph Abernathy
B) Bayard Rustin
C) E.D. Nixon
D) Martin Luther King Jr.
Answer: D) Martin Luther King Jr.
What was the outcome of the Browder v. Gayle case?
A) Buses were desegregated in Montgomery
B) Buses were banned in Montgomery
C) Segregation on buses was upheld
D) The case was dismissed
Answer: A) Buses were desegregated in Montgomery
Which boycott organizer was a seamstress and an active member of the NAACP?
A) Rosa Parks
B) Coretta Scott King
C) Jo Ann Robinson
D) Ella Baker
Answer: A) Rosa Parks
What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott’s impact on Rosa Parks’ life?
A) She became a prominent civil rights leader
B) She continued her work as a seamstress
C) She faced financial ruin
D) She left Montgomery and moved to another city
Answer: A) She became a prominent civil rights leader
Who was the white minister who supported the Montgomery Bus Boycott and played a significant role in the civil rights movement?
A) Billy Graham
B) Reinhold Niebuhr
C) Fred Shuttlesworth
D) Ralph Abernathy
Answer: C) Fred Shuttlesworth
What role did the black community’s economic strength play in the success of the boycott?
A) It provided financial resources for the movement
B) It had no impact on the boycott
C) It discouraged the white community from supporting the bus company
D) It led to the bankruptcy of the bus company
Answer: A) It provided financial resources for the movement
Who was the governor of Alabama during the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
A) George Wallace
B) Orval Faubus
C) Lester Maddox
D) Ross Barnett
Answer: A) George Wallace
Which African American leader criticized the Montgomery Bus Boycott as a “do-nothing” strategy?
A) Malcolm X
B) Stokely Carmichael
C) Medgar Evers
D) Ella Baker
Answer: A) Malcolm X
What was the significance of the Montgomery Bus Boycott in the context of the civil rights movement?
A) It was the first major victory of the movement
B) It marked the end of the civil rights movement
C) It had no impact on the movement’s progress
D) It inspired further civil rights activism and strategies
Answer: D) It inspired further civil rights activism and strategies
Who was the African American lawyer who represented Rosa Parks during her trial for refusing to give up her bus seat?
A) Thurgood Marshall
B) Robert L. Carter
C) Fred Gray
D) Charles Houston
Answer: B) Robert L. Carter
What organization did Rosa Parks work for at the time of her arrest?
A) NAACP
B) SCLC
C) Montgomery Improvement Association
D) National Urban League
Answer: A) NAACP
Who was the federal judge who ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in the Browder v. Gayle case?
A) Frank M. Johnson Jr.
B) Hugo Black
C) Earl Warren
D) Thurgood Marshall
Answer: A) Frank M. Johnson Jr.
What was the outcome of the Supreme Court ruling in the Browder v. Gayle case?
A) Buses were desegregated nationwide
B) Buses were desegregated in Montgomery
C) Segregation on buses was upheld
D) The case was dismissed
Answer: B) Buses were desegregated in Montgomery
Which civil rights activist and minister played a significant role in organizing the Montgomery Bus Boycott alongside Martin Luther King Jr.?
A) Ralph Abernathy
B) Malcolm X
C) James Lawson
D) Bayard Rustin
Answer: A) Ralph Abernathy
What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott’s impact on the civil rights movement’s strategy?
A) It shifted the focus from nonviolence to armed resistance
B) It solidified nonviolent protest as a powerful tool for social change
C) It led to a decline in civil rights activism
D) It resulted in increased violence during protests
Answer: B) It solidified nonviolent protest as a powerful tool for social change
Which African American woman played a key role in organizing the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was a mentor to Rosa Parks?
A) Ella Baker
B) Jo Ann Robinson
C) Daisy Bates
D) Septima Clark
Answer: B) Jo Ann Robinson
What was the name of the bus driver involved in the incident with Rosa Parks?
A) James Blake
B) Robert Cleckler
C) J. F. Blake
D) William H. Hutto
Answer: C) J. F. Blake
