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Mary Mcleod Bethune

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

She was born into a poor South Carolina family, but was determined to get an education. She later became a teacher and started a school for African-American students.

a)

Mary Washington

b)

Mary L. Roosevelt

c)

Mary McLeod Bethune

2.

This African American woman was appointed by __________to head a national youth department, focused on education.

a)

President Franklin

b)

President Roosevelt

c)

President Truman

3.

Which idea was important to Mary McLeod Bethune because in her town, African-American children did not receive the same quality of education as white children.

a)

Equal education

b)

Great teachers

c)

Large schools

4.

Why did Mary want to open a school for African American children?

a)

She loved to teach when she was young.

b)

She believed that all children had a right to a good education.

c)

Her mother was a teacher.

5.
Mary McLeod Bethune had a vision that African American women could be successful by 
a)
getting an education. 
b)
writing like Phyllis Wheatley. 
c)
protesting. 
d)
waiting for the law to allow equal treatment. 
6.

Mary studied at __________ in Chicago, Illinois

a)

Tuskegee University

b)

Moody Bible Institute

c)

Trinity Bible Institute

7.

Mary McLeod Bethune's parents were ________.

a)

housekeepers

b)

storekeepers

c)

farmers

8.
Mary McLeod Bethune was a 
a)
Civil Rights leader
b)
African American Educator
c)
member of Franklin D. Roosevelt's Black Cabinet 
d)
All of the above
9.
Mary Bethune was invited to the White House to give advice on what?
a)
The New Deal
b)
The 19th Amendment
c)
The Civil Rights Act
d)
education
10.
What did Mary expect of her students?
a)
To work hard
b)
To learn
c)
To behave
d)
All of the above