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Black History Month / Intro to Art Review 8th grade

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why do we study African Americans during Black History Month?

a)

Teachers are short on subjects to teach

b)

Because the African Americans would be mad if we didn't

c)

The NAACP supports Caucasians and their rights

d)

We learn from the past, in order to make our futures better

2.

What does the NAACP stand for?

a)

National African American Caucasian Peoples

b)

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

3.

Who sang the song "Strange Fruit?"

a)

Etta James

b)

Arethra Franklin

c)

Billie Holiday

d)

Mariah Carey

4.

"Strange Fruit" refers to what?

a)

A rare fruit in the south

b)

A rare flower on a tree

c)

A human that is strange

d)

A human that's been hung

5.

Harriet Tubman is known as....?

a)

The Freedom Fighter

b)

The Slave Rescuer

c)

The Conductor

d)

A famous singer

6.

The Underground railroad had trails in North Carolina that passed through..?

a)

The Pasquotank River

b)

The Albemarle Sound

c)

The Dismal Swamp

d)

The Atlantic Ocean

7.

Harriet Tubman was part of the underground railroad for how many years?

a)

3 years

b)

12 years

c)

14 years

d)

8 years

8.

The conditions Harriet Tubman survived in caused her skin to be...?

a)

Beautiful and Shiny

b)

Weathered

c)

Pale

d)

Burned

9.

When choosing a modern subject for Black History Month, Ms. Wright required you to have...

a)

Someone famous

b)

A personal reason you like them

c)

An educational reason to validate the person as your choice

d)

A cool design in mind

10.

In the art room, 8th graders are expected:

a)

To be follow directions

b)

To create drama

c)

To learn the process in the art room

d)

To lead the art community

11.

Choose an answer that Ms. Wright makes very clear as unacceptable behavior in our art room.

a)

Cleaning up your materials

b)

Learning to give and receive healthy critiques

c)

Choosing controversial subjects

d)

Referring to your classmates in a negative or derogatory manner

12.

Give an example of "Gender Stereotypes"

a)

Statistics show African Americans are more prone to heart disease

b)

Females prefer pink

c)

Poverty is often mistaken with laziness

d)

Education is often mistaken with wealth

13.

Males shouldn't cry is an example of...

a)

a modern thought process

b)

gender stereotyping

c)

the truth

d)

considered an educated statement

14.

After Trayvon Martin was killed, this stereo type has become even more serious...

a)

Being young means you are getting in trouble

b)

Being African American gives you undisciplined rights

c)

Wearing a hood is often associated with crime

d)

If you are African American, you should have more Caucasian friends

15.

Who is this jazz singer?

a)

Etta James

b)

Arethra Franklin

c)

Natalie Cole

d)

Billie Holiday

16.

In art class we are making....

a)

A tile collage

b)

Slave tiles

c)

Slave quilt

d)

Slave collage

17.

Name a personality trait that describes Ms. Wright:

a)

Messy

b)

Shy

c)

Rich

d)

Creative

18.

Why is it important for us to talk about subjects that could make us uncomfortable?

a)

Being uncomfortable means you are learning

b)

Teachers want you to talk

c)

Education should make you uncomfortable

d)

An educational environment creates a safe place for controversial subjects to be discussed in an educated manner

19.

When you begin your critique, what is an appropriate response to someone's work?

a)

That sucks

b)

Your lazy

c)

You could do better

d)

Your drawing needs more value

20.

What is our creative process?

a)

Sketch and final product

b)

Visual samples, sketch, final product

c)

Visual samples, research, and final product

d)

Visual samples, research, sketch, final product, and a critique