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6. Approximately what percentage of bus users in Montgomery were black?

  • 50%
  • 80%
  • 70%
  • 60%

7. What were the consequences for the boycott leaders?

  • They were arrested and their homes were attacked.
  • Their children were kidnapped to persuade them to end the boycott.
  • They lost support so the boycott ended early.

8. Who was the Chairman of the MIA?

  • Alfred King
  • Rosa Parks
  • Martin Luther King
  • Malcolm X

9. Because the ... wouldn't change the law, the Supreme Court had to act.

  • MIA
  • bus company
  • state government
  • President

10. Why was Rosa Parks arrested?

  • For refusing to give up her seat on a bus for a white man.
  • For refusing to pay her bus fair.
  • For hitting a white man on a bus.

11. On what date was Rosa Parks arrested?

  • 1st December 1955
  • 2nd November 1954
  • 8th June 1955
  • 20th December 1956

12. What does the MIA stand for?

  • The Montgomery Improvement Agency
  • The Montgomery Interstate Ammendment
  • Montgomery's Improvements and Ammendments

13. How did the MIA make the Montgomery Bus Boycott manageable for people?

  • They increased the number of taxis in Montgomery.
  • They organised lifts and asked black taxi firms to charge less during the boycott.
  • They liaised with employers to allow black people to be slightly late because they now had to walk.
  • They formed walking buses for protection.

14. The Montgomery Bus Boycott established ... as the leader of the Civil Rights Movement because their energy and enthusiasm were major factors in the success of the campaign.

  • Malcolm X
  • Martin Luther King
  • Alfred King
  • Rosa Parks

15. Some employers ... workers who took part in the boycott.

  • Some employers sacked workers who took part in the boycott.
  • Some employers arrested workers who took part in the boycott.
  • Some employers fined workers who took part in the boycott.
  • Some employers attacked workers who took part in the boycott.

16. Where was Rosa Parks arrested?

  • Montgomery, Alabama
  • Montgomery, Mississippi
  • Montgomery, Texas
  • Montgomery, South Carolina