George Washington Carver Test

How old was George Washington Carver when he moved to Fort Scott, Kansas to go to school?

• 11

• 13

• 15

George Washington Carver was born around 1864 during the end of the _____________.

• Civil War

• World War I

• Vietnam War

George and his mother were both _____________.

• slaves

• teachers

• plant doctors

George learned about plants and gardening from ___________.

• his father

• his mother

• Susan Carver

George could not attend school in Diamond, Missouri because _____________.

• he was too young

• he was black

• he was not smart enough

George worked for the Watkins family for his _______________.

• room and board

• bus ticket to college

• invention

When George finished high school, he had dreams of ________________.

• starting a farm with his brother

• going to college

• moving back to Diamond, Missouri

Why was it hard for George to find a college he could attend?

• Most colleges would only allow white students.

• Most black colleges were too far away.

• He had to support his brother.

George loved plants, but also studied _______ in college.

• business

• art

• music

Who ran the Tuskegee Institute?

• George Washington Carver

• Booker T. Washington

• Moses Carver