Booker T. Washington Quiz

According to Booker T. Washington, the happiest people are:

• those who have wealth

• those who have power

• those who do the most for others

• those who seek knowledge

Why did Mr. Washington teach his students to grow their own crops, make their own bricks, and build their own buildings?

• To teach them to help others and to help them find jobs

  
  

• To reduce the cost of education

• To follow government rules

How did Booker T. Washington help people in Malden?

• He started a school called Hampton Institute, held a Sunday school, taught better ways to plant, how to repair cabins, and taught them to read and write.

  
  

• By writing books, started a business, and taught them to hunt and fish.

Which town in Alabama wanted Booker T. Washington to take charge of a school?

• Tuskegee

• Montgomery

• Birmingham

• Mobile

What property did Mr. Washington buy for the school?

• A library

• A farm

• A park

How did Booker T. Washington want students to feel about their work?

• To be proud of it and to love it instead of running from it

  
  

• Like it was really hard

• To be worried about it

What was the first book Booker ever held in his hands?

• The Bible

• Noah Webster’s Blue-Backed Speller

  
  

• Charlotte's Web

Booker T. Washington traveled 500 miles to attend what school?

• Harvard University

• Hampton Institute

• Yale University