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Madam C.J. Walker

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Madam C.J. Walker's birth name?

a)

Sarah Breedlove

b)

Erica Walker

c)

Lelia Clemens

d)

Tara Feelgood

2.

What caused Madam C.J. Walker to start working with hair care products?

a)
  1. She thought it could make her rich

b)
  1. She wanted to be a blond

c)
  1. She began having problems with her own scalp

d)
  1. Her husband started going bald

3.

Madam CJ. Walker was the first member of her family to be born____.

a)

In the United States

b)

In a hospital

c)

A free person

d)

A slave

4.

Which of the following best describes Madam C.J. Walker's childhood ?

a)

She grew up in a wealthy family in the city

b)

She grew up as a slave and escaped when she was twelve

c)

She lived on a big farm with her parents and siblings

d)

She was poor and her parents died when she was seven

5.

How did Madam C.J. Walker sell her hair care products?

a)
  1. None of the above

b)

At church

c)
  1. In major department stores

d)

She hired and trained sales associate's

6.

What was the name of Madam C.J. Walker's process for improving someone's hair?

a)

The Walker System

b)

The Walker Process

c)

Madam's Method

d)

The Walker Method

7.

Before her death how much did Madam C.J Walker pledged to the NAACP's anti lanching fund?

a)

$500.00

b)

$1500.00

c)

$5000.00

d)

$10,000

8.

What was Sarah Breedlove's first career?

a)

Washer women

b)

Plantation worker

c)

Maid

d)

Nanny

9.
  1. How much money did Ransom give Madam C.J Walker to invest in her business?

a)
  1. $100.00

b)
  1. $600.00

c)
  1. $500.00

d)
  1. $300.00

10.
  1. How did Madam C.J Walker get the money to invest in her company?

a)
  1. Ransoms cousin Sweetness

b)
  1. Booker T. Washington's endorsement

c)
  1. Business investors from Glossine

d)

Booker T. Washington's wife and women's group

11.

Who was adopted by A'Lelia Walker?

a)

Lelia Mae

b)

Fairy Mae

c)

Addie Mae

d)

Dora Mae

12.

What year did Madam C.J Walker die?

a)

1919

b)

1915

c)

1920

d)

1917

13.

How many top selling agents was in line to open salons for Madam C.J. Walker?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

14.
  1. What year did Madam C.J Walkers daughter become President of the company?

a)
  1. 1901

b)

1927

c)

1906

d)

1928

15.
  1. Where did Madam C.J. Walker build her first manufacturing plant?

a)
  1. Indianapolis

b)
  1. New York

c)
  1. Tallahassee

d)
  1. Pittsburgh

16.

How much money did the Walker Company make in a day?

a)

$500

b)

$2000

c)

$1000

d)

$10,000

17.

What year did Fairy Mae become President of the Walker Company?

a)

1922

b)

1910

c)

1947

d)

1931

18.

What is the name of Madam C.J. Walker's great great granddaughter's name who works to keep her legacy alive today?

a)

A Lelia Bundles

b)

A' Lelia Mae

c)

A' Lelia Walker

d)

A'Lelia Bryant

19.

What did Madam C.J. Walker die from?

a)
  1. cancer

b)
  1. high blood pressure

c)
  1. heart attack

d)
  1. stroke

20.

What was the name of Madam C.J Walker's competition?

a)

Louvenia

b)
  1. Dora

c)

Addie

d)
  1. Minerva