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W. E. B. Du Bois
Jon Reese
1 An outstanding critic, editor, scholar, author, and civil rights leader, W. E. B. Du Bois is certainly among the most influential blacks of the twentieth century. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts on February 23, 1868, Du Bois received a bachelor's degree from Fisk University and went on to earn a second bachelor's, as well as a Ph.D., from Harvard. He was for a time professor of Latin and Greek at Wilberforce and the University of Pennsylvania, and also served as a professor of economics and history at Atlanta University.
2 One of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909, Du Bois served as that organization's director of publications and editor of Crisis magazine until 1934. In 1944, he returned from Atlanta University to become head of the NAACP's special research department, a post he held until 1948. Dr. Du Bois emigrated to Africa in 1961, and became editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia Africana, an enormous publishing venture which had been planned by Kwame Nkrumah, since then deposed as president of Ghana. Du Bois died in Ghana on August 27, 1963, at the age of 95.
3 Du Bois wrote numerous books, and it is this enormous literary output on such a wide variety of themes which offers the most convincing testimony to Du Bois's lifetime position that it was vital for blacks to cultivate their own aesthetic and cultural values even as they made valuable strides toward social emancipation. In this he was opposed by Booker T. Washington, who felt that black people should concentrate on developing technical and mechanical skills before all else.
4 Du Bois was one of the first male civil rights leaders to recognize the problems of gender discrimination. He was among the first men to understand the unique problems of black women, and to value their contributions. He supported the women's suffrage movement and strove to integrate this mostly white struggle for the right to participate in elections. He encouraged many black female writers, artists, poets, and novelists, featuring their works in Crisis and sometimes providing personal financial assistance to them. Several of his novels feature women as prominently as men, an unusual approach for any author of his day. Du Bois spent his life working not just for the equality of all men, but for the equality of all people.
Read the passage on the left to answer the following questions:
1)
What can you infer about Du Bois from this passage?
A) He saw great value in the power of the written word.
B) He took a religious view on the role of women in society.
C) He was willing to rely on foreign governments to help the US.
D) He was unaware of the economic situation of most black Americans.
2)
In light of paragraph 4, what can be inferred about the common perception of women during the late 1800's and early 1900's?
A) Women were integral to the fight to free the slaves.
B) Women were valued for their roles as mothers and wives.
C) Women were chosen as leaders because of their superior skills.
D) Women were thought of as weak because of the traditional attitudes.
3)
Which school did W. E. B. DuBois attend FIRST?
A) Fisk University
B) Harvard University
C) Atlanta University
D) the University of Pennsylvania
4)
The cause was that W.E.B. Du Bois encouraged many black female writers, artists, poets, and novelists. What was the result?
Think about cause-and-effect relationships.
A) He became the president of the NAACP.
B) He wrote a book about women's rights.
C) He featured their work in his magazine.
D) He became the leader of the suffrage movement.
5)
Booker T. Washington probably disagreed with Du Bois because
A) Washington believed that blacks did not need to develop their cultural values.
B) Du Bois was insensitive to the economic inequalities blacks were suffering.
C) Washington believed that economic independence was the most crucial need.
D) Washington did not respect the academic work Du Bois had published.
6)
What is closest in meaning to "aesthetic" values?
A) job skills
B) ability to argue
C) economic independence
D) artistic appreciation
Answers
1) What can you infer about Du Bois from this passage?
A) He saw great value in the power of the written word.
B) He took a religious view on the role of women in society.
C) He was willing to rely on foreign governments to help the US.
D) He was unaware of the economic situation of most black Americans.
Answer: A) He saw great value in the power of written word.
2) In light of paragraph 4, what can be inferred about the common perception of women during the late 1800's and early 1900's?
A) Women were integral to the fight to free the slaves.
B) Women were valued for their roles as mothers and wives.
C) Women were chosen as leaders because of their superior skills.
D) Women were thought of as weak because of the traditional attitudes.
Answer: C) Women were chosen as leaders because of their superior skills.
3) Which school did W. E. B. DuBois attend FIRST?
A) Fisk University
B) Harvard University
C) Atlanta University
D) the University of Pennsylvania
Answer: A) Fisk University
4) The cause was that W.E.B. Du Bois encouraged many black female writers, artists, poets, and novelists. What was the result?
Think about cause-and-effect relationships.
A) He became the president of the NAACP.
B) He wrote a book about women's rights.
C) He featured their work in his magazine.
D) He became the leader of the suffrage movement.
Answer: B) He wrote a book about women's rights.
5) Booker T. Washington probably disagreed with Du Bois because
A) Washington believed that blacks did not need to develop their cultural values.
B) Du Bois was insensitive to the economic inequalities blacks were suffering.
C) Washington believed that economic independence was the most crucial need.
D) Washington did not respect the academic work Du Bois had published.
Answer; A) Washington believed that blacks did not need to develop their cultural values.
6) What is closest in meaning to ""aesthetic"" values?
A) job skills
B) ability to argue
C) economic independence
D) artistic appreciation
Answer: D) artistic appreciation
Answers :-
1. OPTION A
2. OPTION C
3. OPTION A
4. OPTION B
5. OPTION A
6. OPTION D
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