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WorksheetsAfrican American Studies Pretest
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Arthur Ashe was a famous ____________.
a)
Basketball
Basketball Player
Basketball Player
b)
Tennis Player
c)
Track Star
d)
Football Player
2.
Garrett Morgan is responsible for which two inventions?
a)
Traffic light, gas mask
b)
Traffic light, cars
c)
Gas mask, stop sign
3.
Who is the first African-American President of the United States of America?
a)
Bill Clinton
b)
Barack Obama
c)
George Washington
4.
Jackie Robinson was the first African American to do what?
a)
Play major league football
b)
Play major league baseball
c)
Hit a home run at Yankees Stadium
5.
What woman led more than 300 slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad?
a)
James Del Rio
b)
Malcolm X
c)
Harriet Tubman
6.
What service did the first African American female millionaire, Madame C.J. Walker, provide?
a)
Food distribution
b)
Investment advice
c)
Beauty products
7.
Who was George Washington Carver?
a)
He was the founder of potato chips
b)
He was the first president of the United States of America
c)
He was a plant scientist and inventor.
8.
Who was Mary McCleod Bethune?
a)
Advisor to four presidents
b)
division administrator of National Youth Administration
c)
all of these
d)
none of these
9.
Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman elected to:
a)
Mayor of a Major U.S. City
b)
the House of Representatives
c)
the U.S. Senate
d)
School Superintendent
10.
Why was February chosen as the month to recognize the history and contributions of African Americans?
a)
It coincides with the birthdays of Fredrick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln
b)
It is the shortest month of the year
c)
February is the holy month of Ramadan
11.
Who was the first African-American man to become the World Heavyweight Champion?
a)
Calvin Johnson
b)
Joe Louis
c)
Beyonce
d)
Jack Johnson
12.
Who was the fastest runner in the Berlin Olympics?
a)
Usain Bolt
b)
Helen Stephens
c)
Jesse Owens
13.
Who was the first black man appointed to the Supreme Court?
a)
Collin Powell
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
Barrack Obama
d)
W.E.B Du. Bouis
14.
What President delivered the "Emancipation Proclamation" in 1863, which helped to free the slaves?
a)
George Washington
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
James Polk
d)
Teddy Roosevelt
15.
Who refused to give up their seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama which sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
a)
Rosa Thompson
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Shirley Chisolm
16.
What famous African American delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963?
a)
Martin Luther King
b)
Barack Obama
c)
Lebron James
d)
Malcolm X
17.
Matthew Henson was with the first expedition to reach what destination?
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
Alaska
d)
Greenland
18.
Who founded Motown Records with artist including the Jackson 5, the Supremes, and Stevie Wonder.
a)
Berry Gordy
b)
John Johnson
c)
Smokey Robinson
d)
Diana Ross
19.
This legislation provided Equal Employment, Public Accommodation, Desegregation of Education, Voting Rights, and more for African Americans
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
b)
Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
20.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in what city in 1929?
a)
Chicago, Illinois
b)
Oakland, California
c)
Atlanta, Georgia
d)
Montgomery, Alabama
21.
Regarded as one of the leading heavyweight boxers having won the title in 1964, 1974 and 1978.
a)
Sugar Ray Leonard
b)
Muhammad Ali
c)
George Foreman
d)
Joe Frazier
22.
In 1947, he became the first black athlete to play Major League Baseball in the 20th century
a)
Hank Aaron
b)
Allen Iverson
c)
Reggie Jackson
d)
Jackie Robinson
23.
A combined total of 19 Olympic and World Championships, the most decorated American gymnast is
a)
Gabrielle "Gabby" Douglas
b)
Debbie Gibson
c)
Shannon Miller
d)
Simone Biles
24.
Who was the first Black American female national security advisor?
a)
Carol Moseley Braun
b)
Condoleezza Rice
c)
Shirley Chisholm
d)
Madam C. J. Walker
25.
Which African-American woman flew into space with six other astronauts in 1992?
a)
Neil Armstrong
b)
Fannie Lou Hammer
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Mae Jemison
26.
Slave who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their exploration of the Louisiana Territory
a)
Denmark Vesey
b)
Gabriel Prosser
c)
Nat Turner
d)
York
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