Starter quiz

  • ______ is the keyword that means the use of demonstrations or protests to achieve a goal, rather than negotiation.
    • 'Direct action' ✓
  • The name of the woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus for a white man on 1st December 1955 was ______.
    • 'Rosa Parks' ✓
  • In which year did the Montgomery Bus Boycott begin?
    • 1955  ✓
    • 1954
    • 1957
    • 1909
    • 1942
  • Which of the following statements accurately describes the role of Martin Luther King Jr in the Montgomery Bus Boycott? Select all the statements that are true.
    • King worked with local churches to organise carpools to support the boycott.  ✓
    • King encouraged people to support the boycott, giving a speech to 7000 people.  ✓
    • King became president of the Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA).  ✓
    • King was intimidated by opposition and withdrew support.
  • How did groups that opposed desegregation react to the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
    • The retaliation from some white Americans was immediate and violent.  ✓
    • There was minimal backlash to the boycott.
    • Martin Luther King Jr’s home was bombed.  ✓
    • Many boycotters were fired from their jobs or arrested.  ✓
  • The ______ was the name of the act passed by Eisenhower in 1957 which aimed to improve the lives of black Americans.
    • 'Civil Rights Act' ✓
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