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

What was the main focus of the Tuskegee Institute founded by Booker T. Washington?

• To provide higher education in the arts

• To focus on academic research and scientific studies

• To develop an effective education program in trades like farming, construction, and sewing

• To prepare students for political careers

What was the controversial speech given by Booker T. Washington at the Atlanta Exposition called?

• The Freedom Speech

• The Atlanta Compromise Speech

• The Emancipation Speech

• The Tuskegee Address

What did the "Atlanta Compromise" suggest in exchange for basic access to education and careers for African-Americans?

• Immediate end to racial segregation

• Acceptance of segregation and discrimination in the south

• Full political rights and voting privileges

• Integration of African-Americans into all public facilities

What was the significant difference in the upbringing of W.E.B. Du Bois compared to Booker T. Washington?

• Du Bois was born into slavery

• Du Bois grew up in a mostly white town and received support from his teachers

• Du Bois had no access to education

• Du Bois was discouraged from pursuing higher education

Where did W.E.B. Du Bois receive his doctorate degree?

• Tuskegee Institute

• Harvard University

• Fisk University

• Hampton Institute

What did the Niagara Movement demand?

• Patience and acceptance

• Immediate access to equal civil rights, equal employment education, equal punishments for black and white criminals, and an end to segregation

• Acceptance of discrimination and segregation

• Support for Washington's policies

What was Du Bois's stance on the plan that ignored black civil rights?

• He agreed with it

• He had no opinion on it

• He denounced it

• He supported it as a compromise

What did both Washington and Du Bois want to achieve, despite their different ideas?

• Segregation

• The continuation of discrimination

• Equal rights for African-Americans

• The Atlanta Exposition

Which of the following believed equality could be achieved through vocational education and accepted social segregation?

• W.E.B. DuBois
• Frederick Douglass
• Booker T. Washington
• Ida B. Wells-Barnett

Which African American leader believed in full political, civil and social rights rather than to accept social segregation?

• Booker T. Washington
• J.P. Morgan
• W.E.B. DuBois
• Frederick Douglass