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Dr. Carter G. Woodson and Black History

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was Dr. Carter G. Woodson born?

a)

December 19, 1875

b)

February 12, 1809

c)

April 3, 1950

d)

July 4, 1776

2.

Where did Dr. Carter G. Woodson grow up?

a)

Canton, Virginia

b)

Chicago, Illinois

c)

New York City, New York

d)

Los Angeles, California

3.

What did Dr. Carter G. Woodson do to support himself while pursuing education?

a)

Worked in coal mines

b)

Drove a garbage truck

c)

Worked as a teacher

d)

Traveled to Europe

4.

Where did Dr. Carter G. Woodson earn his PhD in history?

a)

Harvard University

b)

University of Chicago

c)

Berea College

d)

Sorbonne University

5.

What was the title of Dr. Carter G. Woodson's first book?

a)

The Miseducation of the Negro

b)

The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861

c)

Black History Month

d)

Negro History Week

6.

When was Black History Month officially recognized?

a)

1976

b)

1915

c)

1926

d)

1933

7.

What did Dr. Carter G. Woodson hope to achieve with Negro History Week?

a)

Develop immersive curricula on black studies

b)

Promote the study of African American history in schools

c)

Celebrate the accomplishments of black Americans

d)

All of the above

8.

What did Dr. Carter G. Woodson believe was the most crucial element of miseducation?

a)

Failure to present authentic African and African American history

b)

Cultural indoctrination of African Americans

c)

Neglect of purposeful teaching

d)

Embrace of white racist historians

9.

Where is Dr. Carter G. Woodson buried?

a)

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery

b)

Arlington National Cemetery

c)

Mount Vernon

d)

Gettysburg National Cemetery

10.

What is the mission of blackxlist.com?

a)

To celebrate black excellence

b)

To promote white history

c)

To erase black history

d)

To support discrimination