HBCU Quiz

What does HBCU stand for?

• Historically Black Colleges & Universities

• Higher Black Community Universities

• Historical Basis of College Unification

• Heritage-Based Collegiate Unions

What was the primary mission of HBCUs when they were originally founded?

• To provide advanced technological education

• To serve as research institutions

• To provide a safe space where African Americans could receive an education after the Civil War

• To exclusively educate students of a particular race

As of the information provided, how many HBCUs are there in America?

• 50

• 103

• 150

• 206

Before HBCUs were established, why was it nearly impossible for black students to receive an education?

• The law prohibited the education of African Americans

• There were no schools available

• Education was not valued in society

• Only women were allowed to receive education

Who was Frederick Douglass?

• A civil rights activist

• An abolitionist and orator who taught himself to read and write

• A famous educator

• A politician

When were the first HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) created?

• After the Civil War

• Before the Civil War

• During the Civil War

• In the early 1900s

What was the primary purpose of creating HBCUs?

• To provide vocational training for all Americans

• To serve as research institutions

• To provide higher education and professional skills for African Americans

• To integrate education in the South

Which organization was primarily responsible for creating colleges and universities for African Americans between 1861 and 1910?

• The Freedmen's Bureau

• The American Educational Association

• The American Missionary Association (AMA)

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

Where were most HBCUs founded?

• In the Midwest and Northeast

• In the South

• Nationwide

• In the West

What is the name of the first institution of higher learning for African Americans?

• Howard University

• Morehouse College

• Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

• Tuskegee Institute