The Great Debaters

A system of agriculture in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops

• Farming

• Sharecropping

• Debating

• Teaching

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Who wrote the poem, "I, too am America?"

• Ms. Lunsford

• Jim Crow

• William Shakespeare

• Langston Hughes

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According to Dr. James Farmer Sr., what is "the only way out of ignorance; the way out of darkness - and into the glorious light?

• A College Degree

• A Middle School Education

• Education

• Prayer

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CCSS.RL.2.6

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In what year did the film take place?

• 1934

• 1935

• 1930

• 1937

What does Dr. James Farmer Sr. run over and kill?

• A small child

• A small dog

• A huge Pig (Hog)

• A nail

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Why does Hamilton Burgess quit the debate team?

• He was scared to debate.

• His dad was sick.

• His dad was concerned about Mr. Tolson's beliefs.

• His dad was a communist.

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Who does Samantha Booke kiss on the river?

• A frog

• An alligator

• Henry Lowe

• James Farmer Jr.

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What do the Wiley debaters witness on their drive to Howard University?

• A Lynch Mob

• A Pig

• A drunk man

• Ms. Lunsford

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CCSS.RL.8.9

Who wins the debate between Wiley College and Harvard University?

• Harvard

• Howard

• Wiley

• Hogg

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Where is Wiley College located?

• Longview, Texas

• Tyler, Texas

• Marshall, Texas

• Little Rock, Arkansas

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