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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. As a child, Booker lives in a cabin that also serves as:
(a) A chicken coop.
(b) The plantation's kitchen.
(c) A garden tool storage shed.
(d) The community's meeting hall.

2. What does Booker say that the poor families of Tuskegee typically eat?
(a) Biscuits and grits with gravy.
(b) Corn bread, peas, and pork fat.
(c) Chicken and rice.
(d) Lima beans, wheat rolls, and onions.

3. When speaking about other students at Hampton, Booker notes that:
(a) They are intelligent but lack common sense.
(b) They also make necessary sacrifices.
(c) Their parents can afford to pay the tuition.
(d) He is the oldest there.

4. When Booker travels by train and two women recognize him, they insist that he join them for dinner. Why does this worry him?
(a) He expects to be confronted because he is a black man dining in the white section.
(b) He does not want their husbands to become jealous.
(c) He does not want his girlfriend to become jealous.
(d) He does not recognize them and wonders what they want.

5. Why does Booker say it was worth the effort to travel two thousand miles to give a five-minute speech?
(a) He does not mind spreading the word about his school.
(b) He reaches influential people, and more speaking engagements result.
(c) The women's group makes a generous donation to his school.
(d) He enjoyed meeting the President.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does General Armstrong loan to the Tuskegee Institute?

2. What does Booker feel should determine the right to vote?

3. How do the Tuskegee students treat Booker T. Washington?

4. What did Lewis Adams learn while still in slavery?

5. What moment does Booker say he enjoys the most when giving a speech?

(see the answer key)

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