NSSLHA Black History Month

Question 1

How did MLK, Jr. die?

Accepted Answer

He was assassinated.

Question 2

Ruby Bridges is important because she was

Accepted Answer

the first African American to attend an all-white school.

Question 3

Which of the following is an important way SLPs and audiologists can practice cultural competence?

Accepted Answer

Considering linguistic diversity

Question 4

Rosa Parks was arrested because she broke the law when she refused to

Accepted Answer

give up her seat on the public bus.

Question 5

What month is Black History Month?

Accepted Answer

February

Question 6

The famous "I Have a Dream" speech was made by

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Question 7

Which historically Black College/university (HBCU) was the first to offer a MS program in speech-language pathology?

Accepted Answer

Howard University

Question 8

Name of linguistic system spoken primarily by many African Americans that has distinct grammatical rules

Accepted Answer

African American Vernacular English (AAVE)

Question 9

Thurgood Marshall was the first African American

Accepted Answer

Supreme Court judge.

Question 10

George Washington Carver was famous for

Accepted Answer

being a plant scientist.

Question 11

What president abolished slavery?

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Question 12

Who was the first African American president of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Andrew Foster

Question 13

African American English (AAE) is considered a communication disorder.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

Jackie Robinson was the first African American to

Accepted Answer

play major league baseball.

Question 15

Martin Luther King, Jr. made a famous speech known as

Accepted Answer

the "I Have a Dream" speech.

Question 16

Dr. Andrew Foster is known as the "Father of Deaf Education" in which continent?

Accepted Answer

Africa

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