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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Secret of Success in Public Speaking.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Booker speaks of the Christmas season, what is his complaint?
(a) People give each other useless trinkets.
(b) Stores sell too many unnecessary items.
(c) People have forgotten the true meaning of Christmas.
(d) Churches must shorten their Christmas services.

2. During the time that a new boarding program is being developed at Tuskegee Institute, challenges include:
(a) Almost burning down the school.
(b) A strike by the school's teachers.
(c) A shortage of building supplies.
(d) Having nowhere to cook and no dining hall.

3. Booker's night school at Hampton expands from twelve students to:
(a) Nineteen.
(b) More than twenty.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Close to fifty.

4. When he teaches back home in Malden, what does Booker include in his curriculum for his day classes?
(a) Proper hygiene and personal care.
(b) Cooking, house cleaning, and woodworking.
(c) Latin, French, and Portuguese.
(d) Calculus, astronomy, and astrology.

5. When asking for funds for his school from the wealthy, Booker notes that it's best to:
(a) Speak loudly and quickly to generate excitement.
(b) Try to make the donors feel guilty.
(c) Compliment the donors profusely.
(d) Present facts about the school and not appear to beg.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. During a fight between blacks and whites, what happens to Mr. Ruffner, the white salt mines owner, when he stands up for the blacks?

4. What expo is Booker invited to speak at in September of 1895?

5. In order to repay debts Booker's school has accumulated, his co-teacher holds what type of fundraisers?

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