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Up From Slavery

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When is Booker T. Washington's Birthday?

a)

He wasn't sure about the exact day he was born

b)

November 14, 1915

c)

Christmas

d)

June 5, 1880

2.

What was the usual diet for slaves?

a)

Rice and beans

b)

Cornbread and pork

c)

Mashed potatoes with corn

d)

Burgers

3.

What was Washington's first pair of shoes made of?

a)

Leather

b)

Plastic

c)

Wood

d)

Rubber

4.

What was the great industry in West Virginia at the time?

a)

Coal mining

b)

Salt-mining

c)

Oil rigs

d)

Farming

5.

How did Booker get into Hampton Institute?

a)

By cleaning the recitation room

b)

By application

c)

By references

d)

He just walked in

6.

Why didn't Booker T. Washington become a politician

a)

He thought he could better serve his race in a different way

b)

He didn't like wearing suits

c)

He was scared of having a bad reputation

d)

He thought politicians were evil

7.

What other race did Booker T. Washington make an effort to provide education to?

a)

Chinese Americans

b)

Indian Americans (Native Americans)

c)

Mexican Americans

d)

White people

8.

What position did Booker T. Washington take at Hampton after being away for 5 years?

a)

Janitor

b)

Teacher

c)

Housekeeper

d)

Cafeteria Worker

9.

What did common meals look like in plantation districts?

a)
  1. Black eyed peas, fat pork, cornbread

b)
  1. 4-for-4 at Wendy's and a diet coke

c)
  1. Chitterlings, cranberry sauce, carrots

d)
  1. Aunt Jemima's Pancakes, Bluebell ice cream

10.

Who did Booker T. Washington pair up with in order to better the living conditions in Tuskegee, Alabama.

a)

Beyonce

b)

POTUS

c)

Olivia A. Davidson

d)

Emilia Benedict

11.

What was the first animal Tuskegee came into possession of and who gave it to them? 

a)

Old blind horse, white citizens of Tuskegee

b)

Sparrow, white citizens of Tuskegee

c)

Old blind horse, black citizens of Tuskegee

d)

Sparrow, black citizens of Tuskegee

12.

What was the first building’s name? 

a)

Henderson Hall

b)

Kenny Hall

c)

Chapel

d)

Porter Hall

13.

What was Booker T. Washington determined to have his students do (at the very beginning of Tuskegee)? 

a)

Defy expectations

b)

Build their own buildings

c)

Drop out

d)

Build a legacy for themselves and the school

14.

How much was the cost of tuition? 

a)

Nothing

b)

$10 per year

c)

$5 per semester

d)

$50 per year

15.

At the time, what was the largest single donation the school had ever received? 

a)

$100,000

b)

$10,000

c)

$1,000

d)

Nobody donated

16.

 
Who called Booker T. Washington up North to help raise funds for Tuskegee University? 

a)

General Armstrong

b)

Dread Scott

c)

Daniel Chappie James

d)

Dr. Peabody

17.

How did Booker T. Washington secure funds? 

a)

Fund raisers

b)

He petitioned in the newspapers

c)

The magic school bus

d)

He went door to door

18.

What were the three sources that increased their contributions to Tuskegee University in its third year? 

a)

Colored Education Fund

b)

State Legislature of Alabama 

c)

Peabody Fund 

d)

John F. Slater Fund 

19.

Booker T. Washington referred to this lady as “being largely 
responsible for the success of the school during its early history” (Hint: She was his wife)

a)

Olivia Davidson 

b)

Pete Davidson

c)

Alice Porter

d)

Penelope Brooks

20.

Who did Booker T. Washington send his well-known Atlanta Exposition Speech to? 

a)

Grover Cleveland 

b)

General Armstrong

c)

The President

d)

Frederick Douglass