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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Secret of Success in Public Speaking.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Booker explains that some girls who had worked as laundresses went to school for six to eight years and came out not wanting to do laundry but wanting:
(a) Better clothes and other possessions.
(b) Their own servants, cooks, and laundresses.
(c) To make a difference in the world.
(d) To marry educated men.

2. As Booker prepares to speak at the expo in 1895, he feels the weight of responsibility because his audience consists of:
(a) Northerners, Southerners, blacks, and whites.
(b) Politicians and other influential policy makers.
(c) Fellow educators.
(d) Wealthy potential donors.

3. When Booker first starts school, why is he not able to attend full time?
(a) He cannot afford to pay the tuition.
(b) He has to take care of the family's sheep.
(c) His mother needs his help around the house.
(d) His stepfather forces him to continue working.

4. The "T" in Booker T. Washington stands for:
(a) Taliaferro.
(b) Thomasino.
(c) Trumbert.
(d) Theodoro.

5. Why does Booker sell his own watch to raise fifteen dollars?
(a) To cover a portion of a student's tuition.
(b) To pay for patching up the school roof.
(c) To help fund his students' brick-building efforts.
(d) To treat his students to lunch.

Short Answer Questions

1. When speaking about other students at Hampton, Booker notes that:

2. Because he's disappointed by how the people of Tuskegee regard Christmas, what does Booker introduce at his school?

3. Booker states that in addition to receiving book knowledge in school, former slaves should be taught:

4. What do donors and supporters of Tuskegee thank Washington for?

5. After traveling two thousand miles to give his five-minute speech, what does Booker do?

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