Short Answer Questions on Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois

5 points per question

In order to prepare for this part of the test, you need to read through the information you have about Washington and the selection from Du Bois in Social and Political Theory, keeping in mind the questions you will be asked, and thinking through what the answers are. I will tell you which 3 of these 6 questions you should answer. You can use previously prepared 3x5" index cards. For each question, you should answer as fully as possible. You do not need to repeat information in more than one answer: you can simply refer to your previous answers if you have already explained something. Your answer will be graded for:

• grammar – each sentence should have a subject and a verb.
• spelling – especially for words that are simple or are in the questions.
• thoroughness – try to give at least 3 points in each of your answers.
• relevance – you should not just include any information you can recall: it has to help to answer the question.
• clarity – you need to set out your points so they are easy to comprehend.

1. Explain the achievements of Booker T. Washington and his goals for blacks after the civil war.
2. Prior to Du Bois voicing his criticism of Washington, what kinds of criticism had Washington received, and from whom? (p. 378)
3. Why does Du Bois think that, "Mr. Washington represents in Negro thought the old attitude of adjustment and submission"? (2^nd column, page 380).
4. Why does Du Bois think that Washington’s policies are not leading to their intended effects? (p. 381)
5. What does Du Bois mean when he says that "it is the duty of black men to judge the South discriminatingly"? (p. 382)
6. What political alternative does Du Bois advocate for "the black men of America"? (p. 383)