Lesson 3
3 The Montgomery Bus Boycott and its impact, Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 17
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The 20 questions
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Which event directly triggered the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955?
- Greensboro sit-in
- Little Rock crisis
- Birmingham march
- Rosa Parks arrest
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About how long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?
- About 381 days
- About two weeks
- About three months
- About five years
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Who emerged as the primary leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
- Martin Luther King
- Thurgood Marshall
- Stokely Carmichael
- Malcolm X
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What did the Supreme Court rule in 1956 regarding Montgomery's buses?
- Mandatory separation
- Private ownership
- Fare increases
- Unconstitutional segregation
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What was a key provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1957?
- Minimum wage
- Voting commission
- Housing equality
- School integration
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Which civil rights organisation did Martin Luther King help set up in 1957?
- SNCC
- CORE
- SCLC
- NAACP
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Whose arrest for refusing to give up a bus seat sparked the Montgomery boycott?
- Rosa Parks
- Ella Baker
- Fannie Lou Hamer
- Daisy Bates
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What was the primary economic tactic used by Black residents during the Montgomery boycott?
- Striking from work
- Closing Black businesses
- Withholding taxes
- Boycotting city buses
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Which civil rights organisation helped coordinate the Montgomery bus boycott?
- MIA
- SNCC
- Black Panthers
- CORE
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Which supreme court ruling declared bus segregation unconstitutional after the boycott?
- Plessy v. Ferguson
- Sweatt v. Painter
- Browder v. Gayle
- Brown v. Board
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What key factor forced the Montgomery bus company to desegregate its buses?
- Presidential executive order
- Federal military intervention
- Supreme Court ruling
- State legislative vote
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Which prominent young minister was chosen to lead the Montgomery Improvement Association?
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Ralph Abernathy
- Malcolm X
- Rosa Parks
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What was the main reason for the financial success and longevity of the Montgomery boycott?
- Car pooling networks
- Government subsidies
- Free public taxis
- White donor funding
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Which civil rights act was passed by the US government in 1957?
- Fair Housing Act 1968
- Voting Rights Act 1965
- Civil Rights Act 1964
- Civil Rights Act 1957
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Which principle guided King's leadership?
- Religious isolation
- Economic separatism
- Nonviolent direct action
- Armed self-defence
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Which organisation was founded by Martin Luther King Jr. and other ministers in 1957?
- SCLC
- Nation of Islam
- NAACP
- UNIA
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What was the national significance of the Montgomery bus boycott for its leader?
- Secured presidency
- Ended segregation
- Bankrupted transit
- Raised national profile
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Despite winning the Montgomery bus boycott, what wider issue persisted across the South?
- Complete educational parity
- Widespread segregation
- Universal desegregation
- Total voting equality
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Why did the 1957 Civil Rights Act have a very limited immediate impact?
- Economic crash
- Weak enforcement
- Supreme court veto
- Voter turnout
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What key tactical model did the Montgomery boycott provide for later civil rights campaigns?
- Political separatism
- Mass nonviolent protest
- Armed self-defence
- Violent urban riots
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