Latin Roots
The Latin root "mit" means "to send". It appears in a word that describes how activists gave speeches and letters to spread the message of equality.
A. Transmit
B. Commit
C. Omit
D. Submit
Transmit
This word means "an official rule or guideline".
A. civics
B. policy
C. restriction
D. segregation
policy
Which sentence uses a possessive noun correctly?
A. The cats tail was fluffy.
B. The cat's tail was fluffy.
C. The cats' tail was fluffy.
D. The cats's tail was fluffy.
B. The cat's tail was fluffy.
Which of the following people was traveling from Virginia to Washington D.C. and fought to end the Jim Crow Laws?
A. Barbara Pope
B. Claudette Colvin
C. Rosa Parks
D. Barbara Jonhns
A. Barbara Pope
Which of the following is true about Rosa Parks?
A. She did not seek to be a public figure
B. She planned her boycott for many years
C. She was sought out by Claudette Colvin
D. She was looked down upon because she was pregnant
A. She did not seek to be a public figure
The Latin root "jus" means "law" or "right". It appears in a word that describes the fair treatment all people deserve, but many African Americans were denied during segregation.
A. justify
B. justice
C. jurisdiction
D. prejudice
Justice
This word is an antonym for "allowed"
A. restricted
B. policy
C. civics
D. entitled
restricted
Which word in the sentence is a conjunction?
"I wanted to stay up late, but I was too tired."
A. wanted
B. but
C. too
D. late
B. but
Where did Rosa Parks's story take place?
A. Virginia
B. Washington D.C.
C. Detroit, Michigan
D. Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Why did Rosa Parks most likely write her story in the text "Rosa Parks: My Story"
A. She wanted people to know more about her.
B. She wanted to clear up misconceptions about what happened.
C. She didn't think she deserved the attention she got.
D. She wanted to inspire more people to act like her.
B. She wanted to clear up misconceptions about what happened.
The Latin root "vac" appears in a word that means "to leave a place empty". When Rosa Parks and others were arrested, they were forced to do this to their bus seats.
A. vacation
B. vacuum
C. vaccinate
D. vacate
Vacate
This word is a synonym for violence.
A. civics
B. entitled
C. battery
D. restricted
battery
What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence "she placed the book on the table."?
A. She placed
B. the book
C. on the table
D. placed the book
C. on the table
In what year did Claudette Colvin refuse to give up her seat?
A. 1855
B. 1949
C. 1955
D. 1856
C. 1955
Why did the Montgomery Bus Boycott end?
A. African Americans refused to ride the buses in Montgomery ever again.
B. African American leaders compromised and decided to call an end to it before they could achieve victory.
C. Montgomery was forced to integrate the buses after the Supreme Court struck down existing laws.
D. Courts ruled in the Plessy v. Ferguson case that African Americans could have their own bus line, so long as it was separate but equal.
C. Montgomery was forced to integrate the buses after the Supreme Court struck down existing laws.
The Latin root "jus" appears in a word that means "to declare something as fair or lawful". Lawyers in the Montgomery Bus Boycott worked hard to do this in court.
A. justify
B. prejudice
C. justice
D. jurisdiction
Justify
This word refers to the study of rights and responsibilities of citizens.
A. Social Studies
B. Civics
C. Economics
D. Judicial Law
Civics
Which sentence uses the correct verb tense?
A. Yesterday, she eats a big lunch.
B. Tomorrow, she went to the zoo.
C. Last week, he is reading a book.
D. Right now, they are playing soccer.
D. Right now, they are playing soccer.
Which of the following people was a black leader, who founded the Montgomery chapter of the NAACP?
A. Mary Louise Smith
B. E.D. Nixon
C. Jo Ann Robinson
D. Edwina Johnson
B. E.D. Nixon
Which of these inferences is best supported in the story "Freedom Walkers"?
A. Blacks in Alabama were subject to discrimination in many walks of life.
B. Black leaders in Montgomery were not sympathetic to Claudette Colvin because she was poor and pregnant.
C. The Mary Louise Smith case did not draw much attention because she did not talk back to the bus driver who asked her to move.
D. Edwina and Marshall Johnson wanted to attend reform school.
A. Blacks in Alabama were subject to discrimination in many walks of life.
The Latin root "mit" is found in a word that means "to send someone to a place". Many African Americans were forced to do this when they were arrested for protesting.
A. admit
B. commit
C. permit
D. commission
Commit
This word means "a person who speaks up and takes action to support a cause".
A. voter
B. protester
C. bystander
D. activist
Activist
Which sentence uses correct subject-verb agreement?
A. The team are playing well this season.
B. Each of the students are responsible for their work.
C. Neither of the boys likes doing homework.
D. Both of the dogs barks loudly at strangers.
Why did Barbara Pope sit in the white section of the train?
A. The black section was cramped
B. The black section was cold
C. The white section had a better view
D. She was pregnant and needed a seat up front.
A. the black section was cramped
Which of the following was NOT a reason why Claudette Colvin wasn't picked to represent black people trying to end unfair segregation laws?
A. She was unwed and pregnant
B. She was too young
C. She was emotional and unpredictable
D. She lied often
D. She lied often