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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who was the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field?
Edmonia Lewis
Marie M. Daly
Bessie Coleman
Alice Coachman
- 2. Fill in the Blank
In 1948, Alice Coachman became the first African American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in the high ___________.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Who was Edmonia Lewis?
the first professional African American painter
the first professional African American photographer
the first professional African American sculptor
- 4. Multiple Choice
What happened in Edmonia Lewis' life before she decided to travel to Europe?
She moved back to America after living in Rome, Italy.
She moved to Boston and learned how to make sculptures.
She stopped making sculptures of presidents.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Based on the text you read last week about Edmonia Lewis, what inspired some of the sculptures she made?
people she may have admired and appreciated
the beauty of the European places she visited
her childhood nightmares
- 6. Multiple Choice
In which subject was Marie M. Daly the first African American woman to get a PhD?
biology
physics
chemistry
math
- 7. Multiple Choice
Read these sentences from the text you read on Marie M. Daly.
“She spent seven years studying the chemicals and proteins in the body that help with digestion. In 1955, Daly worked with Dr. Quentin B. Deming to figure out the cause of heart attacks. Together, they discovered how diet and foods affect the health of a person’s heart.”
What can you conclude about Daly, based on this information?
Her years studying digestion in the human body helped her make a discovery about how food affects the health of a person’s heart.
At first, she wanted to study the way that digestion works in the human body, but she ended up working on something else.
Her years studying digestion in the human body were a waste because she never used that research towards anything practical.
She decided that chemistry wasn’t the right field for her after completing her doctorate and went into physics instead.
- 8. Multiple Choice
What effect did World War II have on Daly’s ability to get a job?
Employers were looking to fill jobs left by men fighting overseas, so Daly was able to get a job in a lab.
As World War II got more serious, more women quit their jobs to take care of their families at home, including Daly.
World War II caused more women to serve in the military, and Daly decided to serve in the Navy as a pilot.
As more men fought overseas, there were fewer jobs for women at home, so Daly had to wait until after the war to get a job.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Who is this woman?
Edmonia Lewis
Marie M. Daly
Alice Coachman
Sheryl Swoopes
- 10. Multiple Choice
In the month of April we celebrate _____________________.
Black History Month
Women's History Month
Black Women's History Month
African American History Month
- 11. Fill in the Blank
How old was Alice Coachman when she became the first African American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in the high jump?
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which one DIDN'T Edmonia Lewis make a sculpture of?
abolitionists
presidents
figures inspired by her background
her favorite foods
- 13. Multiple Choice
Who is this woman?
Edmonia Lewis
Marie M. Daly
Alice Coachman
Sheryl Swoopes
- 14. Multiple Choice
Who is this woman?
Edmonia Lewis
Marie M. Daly
Alice Coachman
Sheryl Swoopes
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