WorksheetsBHB - Practice #1
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the author of the 1852 book, The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of Colored People of the United States, Politically Considered, one of the earliest books on black nationalism?
a)
Martin Robinson Delany
b)
Henry Highland Garnet
c)
Samuel Ringgold War
2.
This powerful orator gave up his ministry to devote himself to the anti-slavery cause and routinely helped fugitives escape. What was his name?
a)
Langston Hughes
b)
Askia Mohammed
c)
Samuel Ringgold Ward
3.
This bondswoman pretended her arm and jaw were broken, disguised herself as a Southern Gentleman seeking medical treatment, and escaped North with her brother, William, posing as her servant. What was her name?
a)
Harriett Tubman
b)
Gwendolyn Barrett
c)
Ellen Craft
4.
This abolitionist delivered a speech in 1843 where he cried "Brethren, arise, arise! Strike for your lives and liberties...Rather die freemen than live to be slaves." What was his name?
a)
Henry Highland Garnet
b)
Kelly Miller
c)
James Edward Talley
5.
This abolitionist learned to read and write, disguised himself as a sailor and fled to New York City. He later wrote his famous autobiography and founded The North Star, an abolitionist paper.
a)
Matthew Perry
b)
Martin Robinson Delany
c)
Frederick Douglass
6.
Which place in North Africa was considered by most scholars to be the first civilization?
a)
Timbuktu
b)
Kemet
c)
Ghana
7.
Which African Empire's capital city was Kumbi Saleh?
a)
The Ghana Empire
b)
The Mali Empire
c)
The Highland Empire
8.
Which African Empire rose to power in 1235, but experienced its pinnacle under the rule of Sundiata Keita?
a)
The Ghana Empire
b)
The Mali Empire
c)
The Sankore Empire
9.
Which African ruler studied the Muslim systems of education, law, and administration, and introduced them into the Songhay Empire?
a)
Elijah Muhammed
b)
Askia Mohammed
c)
Hussein Muhammed
10.
The universities of these African cities in the Songhay Empire gained international reputations. What are the names of these cities?
a)
Mali and Sankore
b)
Ghana and Timbuktu
c)
Sankore and Timbuktu
11.
Define pan-Africanism.
a)
The understanding that people of African descent have common interests and should be unified with African-Americans, historically and politically
b)
Africans that do not associate with African Americans
c)
The epidemic of social injustice for African people
12.
How does "To a Dark Girl" reflect pan-Africanism?
a)
She does not like African Americans.
b)
African American women's heritage is of both queens and slaves.
c)
She was both dark and light.
13.
Which Langston Hughes poem argues that African Americans are also a part of American history?
a)
"A Dream Deferred"
b)
"The Negro Speaks of Rivers"
c)
"I, Too"
14.
In the last line of the poem, "I, Too", what does the author claim about his American identity?
a)
"I, too, am America" or he feels American
b)
"To die nobly while fighting back"
c)
"Unless you help make the laws, they'll steal your house"
15.
Which Langston Hughes poem draws connections between the rivers of Africa and the rivers of the United States?
a)
"I, Too"
b)
"The Negro Speaks of Rivers"
c)
"A Dream Deferred"
16.
Claude McKay's poem, "If We Must Die", the author states, "let me not die like hogs." If he had to, how would he prefer to die?
a)
in his sleep
b)
at the hands of his friends
c)
to die nobly while fighting back
17.
From "Booker T. and W.E.B" it says, "I don't agree," said W.E.B. "For what can property avail if dignity and justice fail?" What are the next TWO lines?
a)
"A rope's as tight, a fire as hot."
b)
"In uproar over civil rights."
c)
"Unless you help make the laws, They'll steal your house with trumped-up clause."
18.
In the poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers", the author uses the images of 3 well-known rivers of Africa to connect with his American roots. Name two.
a)
Euphrates and Congo
b)
Nile and Mississippi
c)
Tigris and Euphrates
19.
Which Langston Hughes poem asks the reader to reflect on the different roles African and African Americans have held throughout history?
a)
"Negro"
b)
"I, Too"
c)
"A Dream Deferred"
20.
In the poem, “Negro”, by Langston Hughes, name the two tasks Africans and African-Americans completed as “workers”.
a)
building character and ethics
b)
building homes and highways
c)
building Pyramids of ancient Egypt and built the walls of the Woolworth Building in the US
21.
What is the overall theme of the poem, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”?
a)
I (Black man) am old and wise.
b)
Love your neighbor as yourself.
c)
Don't judge a book by its cover.
22.
In Langston Hughes poem, “Negro”, he states, “I’ve been a singer…”. Where was he a singer?
a)
All the way from Africa to Georgia
b)
In Hollywood
c)
In Atlanta
23.
Langston Hughes had a long and productive life. He authored several books of poems. What are the years of the span of his life?
a)
1902 to 1992
b)
1902 to 1967
c)
1902 to 1965
24.
From the poem, “I, Too” by Langston Hughes, the poem states, “ I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes…” What are the next THREE lines?
a)
"Besides, they'll see how beautiful I am."
b)
"Nobody'll dare, Say to me, Eat in the kitchen, then."
c)
"But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong."
25.
Gwendolyn Bennett’s long life began in 1902. What was the year of her passing?
a)
1991
b)
1981
c)
1901
26.
Born on July 10, 1875, in Maysville, South Carolina, she founded Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute in 1904, which later became Bethune-Cookman College.
a)
Eartha Mae Kitt
b)
Septima Poinsette Clark
c)
Mary McLeod Bethune
27.
This college was founded in 1869 after the American Civil War by northern missionaries for the education of freedmen and their children. In 2015 it was ranked as the eighth-best HBCU in the nation by US News and World Report. Which college/university is it?
a)
Claflin University
b)
Benedict College
c)
Limestone College
28.
She played Professional Baseball as the first woman pitcher from 1953 to 1955, she had a 33-8 win-loss record and a batting average of .273. Who was she?
a)
Kelly Miller
b)
Mamie "Peanut" Johnson
c)
Althea Gibson
29.
One of the most decorated regiments in all of World War I, they were once stationed at Camp Wadsworth located in Spartanburg, SC.
a)
The 369th Harlem HeII Fighters
b)
The Friendship Nine
c)
Benedict College
30.
54 years after being convicted for trespassing for sitting at a “Whites Only” lunch counter in a public facility, these men had their convictions reversed by the courts.
a)
SNCC
b)
The Black Panthers
c)
The Friendship Nine
31.
Born Aug 22, 1940, in Spartanburg, SC, he was an educator, radio host, and the former mayor of Spartanburg, SC.
a)
James Edward Talley
b)
Kelly Miller
c)
Tim Scott
32.
This college was founded in 1870 on a 110-acre plantation in Columbia, South Carolina, under the auspices of the American Baptist Home Mission Society opening December 12, 1870. Which college is it?
a)
Claflin University
b)
Benedict College
c)
Friendship College
33.
Born in North, South Carolina, she was an actress, singer, cabaret star, dancer, stand-up comedian, activist and voice artist, known for her highly distinctive singing style.
a)
Eartha Mae Kitt
b)
Septima Poinsette Clark
c)
Alice Childress
34.
Born on May 3, 1898, in Charleston, South Carolina, she was an educator and civil rights activist. She also worked with Thurgood Marshall to secure equal pay for Black teachers in the 1940s?
a)
Marian Wright Edelman
b)
Septima Poinsette Clark
c)
Althea Gibson
35.
This young man was born February 7, 1965, in Andrews, South Carolina and was featured on the TV comedies “Good Hair”, C.B. 4, “Head of State”, and many more.
a)
Chris Rock
b)
Robert McNair
c)
James Brown
36.
Born in Winnsboro, South Carolina, his mother was a former slave and his father was a Confederate soldier. He became the first black man to be admitted to study at Johns Hopkins University where he did post-graduate work in mathematics, physics and astronomy.
a)
Robert Brown Elliott
b)
Robert Smalls
c)
Kelly Miller
37.
Born in South Carolina in 1977, he played the role of Jackie Robinson in the movie “42”.
a)
Chadwick Boseman
b)
Chris Rock
c)
Ernest Everett Just
38.
From Silver, South Carolina, she was the first African-American tennis player to compete at the U.S. National Championships in 1950, and the first black player to compete at Wimbledon in 1951. Who is she?
a)
Althea Gibson
b)
Mamie "Peanut" Johnson
c)
Louvenia (Kitty) Black Perkins
39.
Born April 5, 1839 in Beaufort, SC, he personally recruited 5,000 soldiers for the Union Army.
a)
Denmark Vesey
b)
Robert Smalls
c)
Lawrence "Larry" Doby
40.
Born in Barnwell, SC, he was an American icon- singer and dancer. He was well known as "The Godfather of Soul”. His career spanned six decades. He influenced the development of several music genres.
a)
Chris Rock
b)
Robert Brown Elliott
c)
James Brown
41.
An African-American woman, born February 13, 1948 in racially segregated Spartanburg, South Carolina, she attended Carver High School. She became chief designer of Mattel’s Barbie fashions and doll concepts for Mattel.
a)
Louvenia "Kitty" Black Perkins
b)
Eartha Mae Kitt
c)
Alice Childress
42.
As a soldier in the Army during World War II, while stopped at a restaurant during a troop transit, he was forced to order his sandwich from a window outside the kitchen while Italian prisoners of war were served inside. He sparked an interest in studying law in order to make a change.
a)
Matthew Perry
b)
Chadwick Boseman
c)
Tim Scott
43.
Born August 11, 1842, he was an African-American member of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina, serving from 1871 to 1874. He ran successfully for South Carolina Attorney General in 1876.
a)
Denmark Vesey
b)
Tim Scott
c)
Robert Brown Elliott
44.
Born in Charleston, South Carolina, this African-American biologist and educator pioneered many areas on the physiology of development, including fertilization, cell division, and ultraviolet carcinogenic radiation effects on cells.
a)
Robert Smalls
b)
Ernest Everett Just
c)
Robert E. McNair
45.
Born December 13, 1923 in Camden, South Carolina. He played for the Newark Eagles of the Negro National League in 1942 and 1943 before enlisting in the U.S. Navy. He returned to the Newark Eagles for the 1946 and 1947 seasons until Bill Veeck signed him to play with the Cleveland Indians at the end of the 1947 season. He was also on the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers.
a)
Lawrence "Larry" Doby
b)
Robert Brown Elliott
c)
Chadwick Boseman
46.
Born in Bennettsville, SC, she was an activist during the Civil Rights Movement, and became the first African-American woman to pass the bar exam in Mississippi.
a)
Mary McLeod Bethune
b)
Marian Wright Edelman
c)
Septima Poinsette Clark
47.
From Charleston, South Carolina, she acted with the American Negro Theatre—earning a Tony Award nomination for one performance— before turning to writing. Her noted works include the play "Trouble in Mind" and the young adult novel "A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich".
a)
Alice Childress
b)
Kelly Miller
c)
Louvenia "Kitty" Black Perkins
48.
He allegedly held meetings at his home to collect arms for an uprising he was planning for as many as 9,000 African Americans in South Carolina. The plan was betrayed by several fearful slaves and he and others were seized.
a)
Denmark Vesey
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
Jim Brown
49.
Born October 21, 1950 in Lake City, South Carolina, what Black South Carolina student had a library renamed in his honor 25 years after his death on the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger?
a)
Robert E. McNair
b)
Chris Rock
c)
Ernest Everett Just
50.
In 1975, he was appointed to the United States Court of Military Appeals by President Gerald Ford. Four years later, he became the first black U.S. District Court judge in South Carolina.
a)
Thurgood Marshall
b)
Matthew Perry
c)
Tim Scott
51.
Born September 19, 1965, he is the junior Senator for South Carolina. He was appointed as senator in 2013 to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Jim DeMint. He ran in a special election for the final two years of DeMint's second term, and won the seat.
a)
Tim Scott
b)
Robert Smalls
c)
Chadwick Boseman
52.
He is the Senior Vice President — Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer of Google Inc.
a)
Dr. Robert C. Weaver
b)
David Drummond
c)
Johnathan Strickland
53.
When he was just 13 years old, this young man started his own tech company that specializes in web design and other IT services.
a)
Jaylen Bledsoe
b)
Barack Obama
c)
Jonathan Strickland
54.
She is the youngest person in the history of the English legal system to be admitted to the bar. She is known to have said, "I honestly don't think I've missed out. I don't think there was anything I could have done at 15 or 16 that I can't do now – just with a law degree."
a)
Misty Copeland
b)
Ursula M. Burns
c)
Gabrielle Turnquest
55.
He is the youngest pilot to fly both an airplane and a helicopter, setting six aviation world records in the process.
a)
Jonathan Strickland
b)
Robert E. McNair
c)
Stacy Spikes
56.
At 11 years old, he started collecting scraps of metal and electronic parts from trash to create mini generators. Two years later he had fashioned together an amp, a mixer, and enough auxiliary equipment to launch a one-person radio station. He now powers the radio station, that broadcasts all day with a crew his age!
a)
Kelvin Doe
b)
Achille Tenkiang
c)
Roger Ferguson, Jr.
57.
He created a working microbial fuel cell that converts mud into electricity as a high school junior.
a)
John Conyers
b)
Stacy Spikes
c)
Achille Tenkiang
58.
At 14 years of age, he developed a new suture method for hysterectomy patients. Because of this method patients now have decreased hospital stays and more efficient surgeries.
a)
Jaylen Bledsoe
b)
Tony Hansberry, Jr.
c)
Roger Ferguson, Jr.
59.
She is the first black female to run one of the nation's largest publicly-traded companies. She completed the largest transaction in Xerox's history — the $6.4 billion acquisition of Affiliated Computer Services — shortly after her appointment in 2009.
a)
Ursula M. Burns
b)
Shirley Chisholm
c)
Ella Baker
60.
A member of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, he also leads the strategic direction for an organization with $440.7 billion in assets under its management.
a)
David Drummond
b)
Roger W. Ferguson
c)
Kelvin Doe
61.
Name TWO of the four teenage girls who figured out a way to use a liter of human waste as fuel to get six hours of electricity from their generator.
a)
Akindele Abiola and Bello Eniola
b)
Gloria Davy and Ella Baker
c)
Eartha Kitt and Kitty Hawk
62.
He was the first African American to be editor –in-chief of the Harvard Law Review.
a)
Tim Scott
b)
John Conyers
c)
Barak Obama
63.
This group's free breakfast program was so socially changing that it was first deemed the number one threat to American government, and then copied and renamed WIC (Women Infants and Children).
a)
The Black Panthers
b)
The Friendship Nine
c)
The NAACP
64.
She was the first African American female to run for President.
a)
Mary McLeod Bethune
b)
Shirley Chisholm
c)
Marian Wright Edelman
65.
He is the 2nd longest serving member of the United States House of representatives with 52 years and counting.
a)
John Conyers
b)
Barack Obama
c)
Tim Scott
66.
She was a co-founder of the SNCC (Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee).
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Ella Baker
c)
Bello Eniola
67.
She was the first African –American to sing the role of Aida with the Metropolitan Opera.
a)
Gloria Davy
b)
Lena Horne
c)
Marian Anderson
68.
The first African –American woman to be promoted to principal dancer in the of American Ballet Theater (ABT).
a)
Ella Baker
b)
Althea Gibson
c)
Misty Copeland
69.
In 1966, he became the first Black person to be appointed to a presidential cabinet position and the first secretary of the Housing and Urban Development.
a)
Roger Ferguson, Jr.
b)
Stacy Spikes
c)
Dr. Robert C. Weaver
70.
She said “The Negro must quit looking for a savior, and work to save himself.”
a)
Harriett Tubman
b)
Ella Baker
c)
Rosa Parks
71.
He founded the Urban World Film Festival, which has premiered more #1 films than any other North American Film Festival, including Sundance and Tribec.
a)
Russell Simmons
b)
Spike Lee
c)
Stacy Spikes
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