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Booker T. Washington's Life

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of the school Booker T. Washington created to train teachers?

a)

Tuskegee University

b)

The Tuskegee Normal School

c)

Hampton University

d)

Booker T. Washington School

2.

What object did Booker T. Washington sell to pay for a kiln to make bricks for the school?

a)

An antique ring

b)

A waterproof wristwatch

c)

His gold pocket watch

d)

None of the above

3.

What was the next building added to the Tuskegee Normal School after the main schoolhouse?

a)

A dining hall

b)

A chapel

c)

A dormitory

d)

All of the above

4.

Where was Booker T. Washington born?

a)

West Virginia

b)

Virginia

c)

Texas

d)

Maryland

5.

Who was Booker T. Washington's mentor, friend, and supporter?

a)

W.E.B. DuBois

b)

Langston Hughes

c)

General Armstrong

d)

President Roosevelt

6.

How old was Booker T. Washington when he and his family were freed from slavery?

a)

18

b)

9

c)

3

d)

14

7.

On what did Booker T. Washington sleep when he was growing up?

a)

A feather bed

b)

A cotton mattress

c)

A pile of rags

d)

A mattress stuffed with hay

8.

What kind of formal education did Booker T. Washington have?

a)

High school

b)

College graduate

c)

Elementary school

d)

No formal education

9.

How many times was Booker T. Washington married?

a)

Once

b)

Twice

c)

Three times

d)

He never married

10.

How long did Booker T. Washington live?

a)

59 years

b)

82 years

c)

45 years

d)

None of the above

11.

When was Booker T. Washington born?

a)

1856

b)

1914

c)

1793

d)

1828

12.

Which of the following is a famous Booker T. Washington quote?

a)

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.

b)

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.

c)

Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.

d)

All of the above

13.

Which of the following institutions granted Booker T. Washington an honorary degree?

a)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

b)

Harvard University

c)

University of Kentucky

d)

Dartmouth College

14.

What college did Booker T. Washington attend?

a)

Tuskegee University

b)

Hampton Institute

c)

Harvard University

d)

College of Yale

15.

How many kilns blew up when Booker T. Washington tried to use them to make bricks?

a)

Five

b)

One

c)

Eight

d)

Three