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Quiz on the book "Dear Benjamin Banneker" by Andrea Davis Pinkney #benjaminbanneker #6thgrade
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Why was Benjamin worried about his almanac?
It might not sell well.
It might contain mistakes.
He might be arrested for publishing it.
Many black people could not read it.
2
Who wrote that all people are guaranteed "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"?
Benjamin Banneker
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Ellicott
George Washington
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What was the name of Benjamin's tobacco farm?
Hardy
Ellicott
Stout
Patapsco
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Benjamin's first published almanac was for which year?
1791
1797
1793
1792
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When was Benjamin Banneker born?
1700
1776
1713
1731
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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 did Benjamin teach himself at night?
geometry
astronomy
history
Candy Crush
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Where was Benjamin born?
Maryland
Minnesota
on a tobacco farm
Washington, D.C.
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How well did the almanac sell?
Nobody bought it.
The first edition sold out.
It sold a few copies.
It was banned by booksellers.
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Who tried to help Benjamin get his almanac published?
Thomas Jefferson
William Goddard
James Pemberton
John Hayes
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What is an almanac?
A book of famous quotes and advice.
An alternative Bible.
A book of calendars and weather forecasts.
A popular daily newspaper.
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What is abolition?
the study of the stars and planets
a weather forecast
slavery
getting rid of something
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Who taught Benjamin to read?
Grandma Molly
he taught himself
Thomas Jefferson
his parents
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What did most people use to tell time during Benjamin's life?
clocks
watches
the sun
calendars
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What did Benjamin want to prove by publishing an almanac?
His parents were wrong that astronomy was a waste of time.
Black people could make good almanacs too.
Thomas Jefferson was a hypocrite for owning slaves.
Farmers were planting crops too early.
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What did Thomas Jefferson say in his reply to Benjamin's letter?
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.
He demanded an apology.
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What is a manuscript?
newspaper
handwritten book
almanac
Bible
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What is Benjamin remembered for today?
He taught himself astronomy and math.
He helped survey the new nation's capital.
He published the first almanac by a black man.
He spoke out against racism long before the civil rights era
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In colonial America almanacs were considered almost as important as...
children
tobacco
the Bible
the president
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Why did Benjamin write to Thomas Jefferson?
To complain about the treatment of tobacco farmers.
To criticize him for owning slaves.
To ask for help with his almanac.
To ask for a job surveying the new nation's capital.
