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Dear Benjamin Banneker
Dear Benjamin Banneker
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Quiz on the book "Dear Benjamin Banneker" by Andrea Davis Pinkney
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When was Benjamin Banneker born?
1776
1700
1713
1731
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Who taught Benjamin to read?
Grandma Molly
Thomas Jefferson
he taught himself
his parents
3
Who tried to help Benjamin get his almanac published?
William Goddard
Thomas Jefferson
John Hayes
James Pemberton
4
Why was Benjamin worried about his almanac?
It might not sell well.
Many black people could not read it.
It might contain mistakes.
He might be arrested for publishing it.
5
What did Benjamin include with his letter to Thomas Jefferson?
a copy of his almanac
tobacco from his farm
a drawing by his daughter
a second letter for George Washington
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What is Benjamin remembered for today?
He spoke out against racism long before the civil rights era
He helped survey the new nation's capital.
He taught himself astronomy and math.
He published the first almanac by a black man.
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What did Benjamin teach himself at night?
Candy Crush
history
astronomy
geometry
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Why did Benjamin write to Thomas Jefferson?
To criticize him for owning slaves.
To complain about the treatment of tobacco farmers.
To ask for help with his almanac.
To ask for a job surveying the new nation's capital.
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In colonial America almanacs were considered almost as important as...
the president
the Bible
tobacco
children
10
What was the name of Benjamin's tobacco farm?
Hardy
Patapsco
Stout
Ellicott
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What is an almanac?
A popular daily newspaper.
A book of famous quotes and advice.
An alternative Bible.
A book of calendars and weather forecasts.
12
Where was Benjamin born?
on a tobacco farm
Maryland
Minnesota
Washington, D.C.
13
What did Thomas Jefferson say in his reply to Benjamin's letter?
He demanded an apology.
Nothing - he never wrote back.
He asked Benjamin to help survey the new nation's capital.
He hoped black people would be treated better in the future.
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What did most people use to tell time during Benjamin's life?
watches
calendars
clocks
the sun
15
What is a manuscript?
almanac
handwritten book
Bible
newspaper
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How well did the almanac sell?
It was banned by booksellers.
The first edition sold out.
It sold a few copies.
Nobody bought it.
17
What did Benjamin want to prove by publishing an almanac?
Thomas Jefferson was a hypocrite for owning slaves.
His parents were wrong that astronomy was a waste of time.
Farmers were planting crops too early.
Black people could make good almanacs too.
18
Who wrote that all people are guaranteed "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"?
Benjamin Banneker
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Andrew Ellicott
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Benjamin's first published almanac was for which year?
1797
1793
1792
1791
20
What is abolition?
a weather forecast
the study of the stars and planets
getting rid of something
slavery
