QUESTION 1
Which of the following is true of W.E.B. Du Bois's childhood?
A. He was born a slave.
B. He was raised on a plantation in the South.
C. He was raised in a predominantly white town in Massachusetts.
D. He dropped out of school as a teenager.
QUESTION 2
W.E.B. Du Bois was the first African-American to...
A. attend Harvard University.
B. earn a doctorate.
C. disagree with Booker T. Washington.
D. fight for civil rights for African-Americans.
QUESTION 3
Which of the following most accurately describes the disagreement between Du Bois and Booker T. Washington?
A. Washington emphasized education for blacks, and Du Bois thought education was not important.
B. Washington supported slavery, and Du Bois did not.
C. Washington thought African-Americans should form a new country of their own, and Du Bois wanted African-Americans to assimilate into white society.
D. Washington thought blacks should focus on economic self-sufficiency rather than political equality, and Du Bois thought political equality was critical.