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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 purchase to help his students learn more about working with their hands?
(a) A dilapidated barn.
(b) An acre of forest land.
(c) A defunct restaurant.
(d) The remains of a plantation.

2. In June of 1881, Booker is hired to oversee what kind of school in Tuskegee?
(a) A "one-room school," where different grade levels are taught in one class.
(b) A boarding school for pre-med students.
(c) A religious school for seminary students.
(d) A "normal school," which is a school that trains teachers.

3. What does Booker state about the attitude of his Tuskegee students against manual labor?
(a) It begins to change.
(b) It is perfectly understandable.
(c) It is counterproductive.
(d) It doesn't change at all.

4. What does Booker say about his school's treasurer?
(a) He is the most qualified man for the job due to his banking background.
(b) He regularly finds innovative ways to raise money for the school.
(c) He was under suspicion for a time when funds went missing.
(d) He is never discouraged and believes in the success of the school.

5. The Reconstruction Period refers to the:
(a) Post-Civil War era.
(b) Railroad building era.
(c) Era of migration from farms to factories.
(d) Pre-Civil War era.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Booker wants a cap in order to fit in at his school, what does his mother do?

2. Washington tells potential donors that money donated for a specific building at Tuskegee secures materials and:

3. As a young boy, one of Booker's jobs is what?

4. How does Booker T. Washington get his last name?

5. At his speaking engagement at the expo in 1895, Booker is:

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