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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Atlanta Exposition Address.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a typical week for farming families in Tuskegee?
(a) Working five days a week, attending meetings Saturdays, going to church and resting Sundays.
(b) Working five days a week, going to town Saturdays, attending meetings Sundays.
(c) Working six days a week, going to church and picnics Sundays.
(d) Working six days a week, going to town and meetings Sundays.

2. What is Booker's brother's name?
(a) Benton.
(b) Jeremiah.
(c) John.
(d) Bill.

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

4. What did Lewis Adams learn while still in slavery?
(a) Reading, writing, dairy farming, cooking, and blacksmithing.
(b) Working with leather and metals.
(c) Working with precious metals and semi-precious stones.
(d) Reading, writing, shoemaking, harness making, and tinsmithing.

5. Regarding the people that Booker approaches to support Tuskegee Institute, he notes that:
(a) Few actually offer funds.
(b) Most are uninterested.
(c) Most consider him to be doing "our work."
(d) Most try to find a polite way to get out of helping.

Short Answer Questions

1. Booker T. Washington spends his early years, from his birth until the end of the Civil War, as:

2. Who becomes Tuskegee Institute's treasurer and substitute principal?

3. Booker states that the vast majority of blacks at Hampton are more than willing to:

4. In "Raising Money," although Washington's meeting with a potential donor for his school doesn't go quite as expected, what happens years later?

5. To start with, how many students does Booker have at his school in Tuskegee?

(see the answer key)

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