Leaders Like Us: Shirley Chisholm Quiz

What political office did Shirley Chisholm run for in 1972?

• Mayor

• President

• Governor

• Alderman

Shirley Chisholm became the first black woman elected to what office?

• Congress

• Senate

• Supreme Court

• Mayor

What was the first job Shirley Chisholm was offered in Congress?

• A job to make laws about education

• A job to make laws about the internet

• A job to make laws about farming

• A job to make laws about roads

Shirley Chisholm was born in which city?

• Louisville

• Atlanta

• Miami

• Brooklyn

Shirley Chisholm got the name "Fighting Shirley" because...

• she was ready to fight to help people.

• she argued with so many people.

• she was a boxer.

• she had made laws against fighting.

By the time she was ten Shirley Chisholm knew she was...

• tall

• smart

• strong

• the president

A debate is...

• a discussion in which people talk about ice cream.

• a discussion in which people laugh at funny jokes.

• a discussion in which people ignore each other

• a discussion in which people express different opinions.

A slogan is...

• a shirt that you wear t party .

• a phrase or motto used by an individual to express a goal or belief.

• a phrase or motto used by an individual to win an important contest.

• a final boss in a video game