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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. What does Booker feel should determine the right to vote?
(a) An eligibility test for both races.
(b) The ability to read.
(c) Being born in the U.S.
(d) Age alone.

2. In order to repay debts Booker's school has accumulated, his co-teacher holds what type of fundraisers?
(a) Reading marathons.
(b) Bake sales.
(c) Festivals.
(d) Rummage sales.

3. During a fight between blacks and whites, what happens to Mr. Ruffner, the white salt mines owner, when he stands up for the blacks?
(a) He is severely injured.
(b) He is arrested.
(c) He is offered the job of mayor.
(d) He is cheered enthusiastically.

4. Washington travels two thousand miles to give a five-minute speech to whom?
(a) A retired general.
(b) The President of the U.S.
(c) A group of influential people.
(d) A women's group.

5. Who mentors Booker as he tries to establish a school in Tuskegee?
(a) George Campbell and Lewis Adams.
(b) Lewis Adams, a former slave.
(c) George W. Campbell, a former slave owner.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do the blacks at Hampton agree to room with Indians?

3. Booker notes that giving the students a building project teaches them all aspects of construction and gives them:

4. Does General Armstrong teach at Tuskegee?

5. The author notes that many people who got an inkling of education became:

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