Quiz on Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois

Where was Booker T. Washington born?

• Nashville, Tennessee

• Hampton, Virginia

• Great Barrington, Massachusetts

• Franklin County, Virginia

What was the main focus of Booker T. Washington's philosophy?

• Immediate social and political change

• Integration into the larger white community

• Black economic freedom

• Higher education in the humanities

What did Booker T. Washington advocate for in his Atlanta Compromise Speech?

• Black uplift through self-improvement and labor

• Separation of Black and white communities

• Integration of Black people into white society

• Direct challenge and fight against Jim Crow segregation

What did W.E.B. Du Bois describe as 'double consciousness'?

• The cognitive dissonance of being Black in America

• The need for higher education in the humanities

• The leadership capacity among the most capable 10 percent of Black men

• The mechanism of self-sufficiency for Black Americans

Where did W.E.B. Du Bois receive his Ph.D.?

• Hampton Institute

• Fisk University

• Harvard University

• Wayland Seminary

What did W.E.B. Du Bois propose in his idea of 'The Talented Tenth'?

• Obeying segregation laws and showing deference to white authorities

• Developing the leadership capacity among the most capable 10 percent of Black men

• Advocating for immediate social and political change

• Gaining acceptance and economic stability through skills and labor

Which organization did W.E.B. Du Bois help found?

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

• Fisk University

• Niagara Movement

• Hampton Institute

What did Booker T. Washington secretly support and fund?

• Immediate social and political change

• Higher education in the humanities

• Civil rights cases for Black people's right to vote

• Integration of Black people into white society

What did W.E.B. Du Bois attempt to do later in his life?

• Think more inclusively about Black upward mobility

• Advocate for immediate social and political change

• Emphasize Black economic freedom

• Establish a group of Black elites called the Niagara Movement

What can we learn from the competing visions of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois?

• Black thinking, politics, philosophy, and conceptions of progress are not monolithic

• Only the elite can make change in any community

• Black people should focus on integration into the larger white community

• Immediate social and political change is the best way to achieve true equality