Comprehension: 59. Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement

1. Rosa Parks was born in _________.
1. Massachusetts
2. Alabama
3. Kentucky
4. Louisiana
2. Why is Rosa Parks famous?
1. For challenging immigration policy.
2. For challenging sexist policy.
3. For preaching anti-slavery.
4. For challenging discriminatory policy.
3. When did Rosa Parks refuse to obey discriminatory policy?
1. During 1930s.
2. During the 1940s.
3. During the 1950s.
4. During the 1960s.
4. Why were Black Americans not allowed to sit at the front of

the bus if a White person needed the seat?
1. Because of racism.
2. Because Blacks were seen as inferior to Whites.
3. Because Whites were better privileged than Blacks.
4. All of the above.
5. Rosa Parks has been called "____________."
1. the Symbol of Civil Rights
2. the Mother of the Freedom Movement
3. First Lady of Civil Rights
4. Both B and C