Ruby Bridges
Test Quiz
Questions on this quiz are based on information from
Ruby Bridges.
1. Where was Ruby Bridges born?
a. Georgia
b. Arkansas
c. Alabama
d. Mississippi
e. Virginia
2. What is Ruby Bridges most known for?
a. Being the first black student to attend a white elementary school in the South
b. Refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white man
c. She was a nurse during the Civil War who founded the American Red Cross
d. The first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
e. Being an escaped slave who worked on the Underground Railroad
3. What did it mean when schools were segregated in the South?
a. Black and white students went to the same schools
b. Black students were not allowed to attend school
c. Black students and white students went to different schools
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
4. What grade was Ruby in when she first attended a previously all-white school?
a. Kindergarten
b. First grade
c. Second grade
d. Third Grade
e. Fourth grade
5. How many students were in Ruby's class her first year at the William Frantz School?
a. 1
b. 4
c. 11
d. 15
e. 26
6. Who drove Ruby to school on her first day of class?
a. Local police
b. Her parents
c. She walked
d. She rode her bike
e. Federal marshals
7. In what city did Ruby live when she first attended a previously all-white school?
a. Montgomery
b. Jacksonville
c. Vice President
d. New Orleans
e. Atlanta
8. True or False: It was very brave of Ruby and her parents to take the first step in integrating the schools.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
9. What was school like after Ruby's first year of integration?
a. She continued to attend an integrated school
b. She had a full classroom of students
c. There were both black and white student in her class
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
10. What job did Ruby have for many years after graduating high school?
a. Flight attendant
b. School teacher
c. Travel agent
d. Telephone operator
e. Architect
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