History Channel Site-Carter G. Woodson -Black History Month Quiz

What did Carter G. Woodson dedicate his life to?

• Writing novels about African American history

• Educating African Americans about the achievements and contributions of their ancestors

• Promoting African American art

• Researching African American genealogy

In which year did Carter G. Woodson travel to Chicago to take part in a national celebration?

• 1910

• 1915

• 1920

• 1925

From which city did Carter G. Woodson travel to Chicago in 1915?

• New York

• Atlanta

• Washington, D.C.

• Los Angeles

What was the national celebration in 1915 that Carter G. Woodson attended in Chicago about?

• The 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence

• The 50th anniversary of emancipation

• The founding of Chicago

• The end of the Civil War

What did Woodson help found before launching the Journal of Negro History?

• The Association for the Study of African American Life and History

• The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

• The American Historical Association

• The Society for American History

In what year was Woodson born?

• 1870

• 1875

• 1880

• 1885

What occupation did Woodson have before entering high school?

• Teacher

• Sharecropper

• Lawyer

• Doctor

Which college did Woodson attend in Kentucky?

• University of Kentucky

• Berea College

• Kentucky State University

• Transylvania University

Who was the second African American to earn a doctorate from Harvard, three years before founding the ASNLH?

• Booker T. Washington

• W.E.B. DuBois

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Carter G. Woodson

What belief did Woodson share with DuBois regarding African American education in the early 20th century?

• They were being taught too much about their own heritage

• They were not being taught enough about their own heritage

• They should focus solely on European history

• They should not learn about history at all