Quiz on Benjamin Banneker: America's First Black Man of Science

Quiz on Benjamin Banneker: America's First Black Man of Science

10th Grade

10 Qs

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Quiz on Benjamin Banneker: America's First Black Man of Science

Quiz on Benjamin Banneker: America's First Black Man of Science

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Easy

CCSS
RI.11-12.5, RF.3.3B, RI.11-12.10

+12

Standards-aligned

Created by

Hector Guzman

Used 4+ times

FREE Resource

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What year was Benjamin Banneker honored with a U.S. stamp?

1806

1792

1980

1968

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Benjamin Banneker create that was likely the first of its kind in America?

A telescope

A wooden clock

A steam engine

A printing press

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which year did the United States become a country?

1776

1806

1790

1753

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Banneker use to help design Washington, D.C.?

Astronomical tools

Mathematical equations

Surveying maps

Architectural blueprints

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main subject of the almanacs Banneker wrote?

Historical events

Poetry

Astronomy and farming

Political essays

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To whom did Banneker send a copy of his almanac along with a letter?

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

John Adams

James Madison

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Banneker ask Thomas Jefferson to eradicate in his letter?

Colonial taxes

Absurd and false ideas about Black people

Slavery

Religious intolerance

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