Booker T. Washington
Test Quiz
1. Where was Booker T. Washington born?
a. Massachusetts
b. Alabama
c. New York
d. Maryland
e. Virginia
2. How did Booker T. Washington become a free man?
a. His master set him free
b. He escaped to the North using the Underground Railroad
c. He purchased his freedom
d. He became free after the Civil War ended
e. None of the above
3. Where did Booker T. Washington work after the Civil War along with his stepfather and brother?
a. Cotton farm in Alabama
b. Salt mines in West Virginia
c. Tobacco farm in Virginia
d. Coal mines in Pennsylvania
e.
4. Where did Booker T. Washington go to college?
a. Hampton Institute
b. University of Virginia
c. Harvard
d. University of West Virginia
e. Marshall
5. What job did Booker T. Washington take after he graduated from college?
a. Lawyer
b. Farmer
c. Teacher
d. Doctor
e. Engineer
6. Where did Booker T. Washington found his own black college?
a. Massachusetts
b. Alabama
c. New York
d. Maryland
e. Virginia
7. What was the name of the black college that Booker T. Washington founded?
a. Spelman College
b. Washington University
c. Morehouse College
d. Howard University
e. Tuskegee Institute
8. Where did Booker T. Washington first hold classes in his new college?
a. In a barn
b. In a student's home
c. In a church
d. Outside
e. In the local theater
9. What famous scientist taught at Booker T. Washington's school?
a. Benjamin Banneker
b. Ernest Everett Just
c. Charles Drew
d. George Washington Carver
e. Percy Lavon Julian
10. What did Booker T. Washington think was the key to African-American success?
a. Education
b. Hard work
c. Black-owned businesses
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
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