WorksheetsMary McLeod Bethune
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Mary McLeod Bethune was born in _____.
a)
Georgia
b)
South Carolina
c)
North Carolina
d)
Massachusetts
2.
Bethune wanted everybody to have an equal chance to succeed, so she worked for _____.
a)
liberty
b)
diligence
c)
justice
d)
gratitude
3.
The character trait of ______ means to never give up, no matter what problems may come
a)
liberty
b)
diligence
c)
justice
d)
gratitude
4.
Bethune gave advice to the President ______ about education
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Barack Obama
d)
George Washington
5.
Mary learned how to argue her thoughts through _____.
a)
church
b)
missionary work
c)
the debate team
d)
President Roosevelt
6.
What did Mary go to Chicago, Illinois for?
a)
To teach children in Chicago how to read
b)
To attend Moody Bible Institute to learn how to become a missionary
c)
To start her own business
d)
For a convention speaking against segregation
7.
What did Mary learn from Lucy Laney?
a)
how to cook and clean
b)
how to teach
c)
how to run a school
d)
Both how to teach and run a school
8.
Why did Mary want to open a school for African American children?
a)
There were no school for African American children.
b)
She wanted to be famous.
c)
She wanted her children to go to school at her school.
d)
She believed everyone had the right to a good education.
9.
Why did she choose to open her school in Dayton Beach, Florida?
a)
She was born there and wanted to start a school in her hometown.
b)
Her favorite place was the beach, so she wanted to be near it.
c)
President Roosevelt gave her money to start the school there.
d)
Many African Americans lived there and there were not enough schools.
10.
How did Mary make a positive impact in her community?
a)
She raised money to start a school.
b)
She started a hospital and chorus.
c)
She organized a club of women volunteers.
d)
All of the above.
11.
What is segregation?
a)
Where whites and blacks could not be together.
b)
Where white people owned black people as property.
c)
Where everyone lost their jobs and companies closed.
12.
What is the depression?
a)
Where people protested against the government.
b)
Where people got sick and died due to not having enough hospitals.
c)
Where the community came together to raise money for Bethune's new school.
d)
Where many people lost their jobs because businesses failed.
13.
Why did President Roosevelt hire Mary?
a)
To be a nanny to his children and teach them to read.
b)
To work with children in the National Youth Administration
c)
To open another hospital in Washington, D.C.
d)
To work with the military and teach them how to clean.
14.
How do we honor Bethune today?
a)
A statue was placed in Washington, D.C. public park.
b)
Her face was put on the dollar coin.
c)
A state was named after her.
d)
All of the above.
15.
This means to work hard.
a)
diligence
b)
tolerance
c)
cooperation
d)
liberty
16.
This means to have respect for other people.
a)
Cooperation
b)
Freedom of conscience and expression.
c)
Respect for and acceptance of authority.
d)
Tolerance
17.
This means to think and say what you want.
a)
Freedom of conscience and expression
b)
Liberty
c)
Justice
d)
Tolerance
18.
This means freedom.
a)
Justice
b)
Tolerance
c)
Liberty
d)
Respect for and acceptance of authority
19.
This means equal treatment.
a)
Tolerance
b)
Justice
c)
Cooperation
d)
Freedom of conscience and expression
20.
This means to work together.
a)
Tolerance
b)
Liberty
c)
Justice
d)
Cooperation
21.
This means to obey someone above you.
a)
Cooperation
b)
Diligence
c)
Respect for and acceptance of authority
d)
Justice
22.
Bethune wanted everybody to have an equal chance to succeed, so she worked for _____.
a)
liberty
b)
diligence
c)
justice
d)
gratitude
23.
Mary M. Bethune is remembered today because she helped ________.
a)
women vote
b)
slaves become free
c)
African Americans vote.
d)
African Americans go to school.
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