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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Raising Money.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Worrying over his students, Booker often loses:
(a) Sleep.
(b) Weight.
(c) His appetite.
(d) Money.

2. Why does Booker have his students build the Tuskegee Institute's buildings?
(a) To show them that work is not drudgery when innovative methods are used.
(b) To save money and teach his students practical skills.
(c) To show the surrounding community that he is committed to making a difference.
(d) The people he initially hired to construct the buildings took the money and left town.

3. What does Booker T. Washington say that General Armstrong teaches him about racial prejudice?
(a) With much effort, it can be overcome.
(b) It's unavoidable.
(c) It's a waste of time and energy.
(d) It's a sin.

4. How does Booker T. Washington get his last name?
(a) It belonged to his great-grandfather.
(b) The county clerk selects it and writes it on his birth certificate.
(c) His father gives it to him.
(d) He selects it when he starts school.

5. Shortly after acquiring their freedom, where does the author's family move to?
(a) Elkins, West Virginia.
(b) Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
(c) Mather, Pennsylvania.
(d) Malden, West Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Miss Davidson travels to ask for financial support for the Tuskegee Institute, she meets two Northern ladies who agree to donate:

2. Booker notes that when it comes to giving money to his Tuskegee school, some people:

3. During the winter months, Mrs. Ruffner allows Booker to spend an hour a day doing what?

4. Booker notes that many blacks of his era wanted to learn what two languages?

5. What do the Hampton night school students earn money for?

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