DSU History Quiz

DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY HISTORY QUIZ

1.) There were two Morrill Acts passed by the U.S. Congress in 1862 and 1890. What was the difference between the two?

a.) The Morrill Act of 1862 would provide money to start only Ivy League college; the Morrill Act of 1890 provided money to southern states to start colleges.

b.) The Morrill Act of 1862 funded the restoration of farms destroyed by the civil war; the Morrill Act of 1890 allowed the expansion of the University of Delaware.

c.)  The Morrill Act of 1862 allowed Negroes to vote, while the Morrill Act of 1890 allowed Negroes to go to school but prohibited them from voting.

d.) The Morrill Act of 1862 provided funding for colleges in the Union States, while the Morrill Act of 1890 allowed states to use the money for colleges for negroes.

2.) What was the original name of Delaware State University when it was originally established in 1891?  _______state college for colored students___________________

3.) Who was the longest serving president in the history of DSU?

a.) Dr. Luna Mishoe

b.) Dr. William DeLauder

c.) Dr. William Jason

d.) Dr. Richard Grossley

4.) Delaware Hall was built in the 1960s. True or False?

5). Which current building on campus is located on the site where slave quarters existed?

a.) Loockerman Hall

b.) The Thomasson Building

c.) Conrad Hall

d.) Tubman Hall

6.) During the Grossley administration of the 1920s, the College received some non-state funding that paid for the construction of what buildings?

a.)   Tubman Hall, Conwell Hall and Grossley Hall

b.)   The High School and the President’s residence.

c.)   Conrad Hall, Loockerman Hall and the Thomasson Building

d.)   The ETV Building, Memorial Hall and the Health Center Building.

 7.)  Concerning the buildings in question #6: where did the non-state funding for the construction of those building come from?

a.) Williams Jason raised money on a speaking tour.

b.) The NAACP raised some money

c.) Pierre DuPont, a philanthropist

d.) Booker T. Washington raised funds at Tuskegee Institute to help DSU

8.) What building on campus formerly served as a high school?

a.) Conwell Hall

b.) Delaware Hall

c.) Thomasson Building

d.) The Health Center

9.) Dr. __Howard D. Gregg___ was the first president at the College to possess an earned doctorate.

10.) Who was serving as president when the College lost its accreditation in 1949?

a.) Dr. Howard Gregg

b.) Dr. Maurice Thomasson

c.) Dr. Jerome Holland

d.) Dr. Oscar Chapman

11.) Dr. Claibourne Smith is the second person to serve as the acting president of this institution of higher education. The first one was __Dr. Maurice Thomason________.

12.) _Dr. Jerome Holland_ was the president when the College got back its accreditation and he is widely known as the most pivotal president in the institution’s history.

13.) Which president served only one year?

a.)   Dr. Oscar Chapman

b.)   Dr. Maurice Thomasson

c.)   Dr. Jerome Holland

d.)   Dr. Howard Gregg

14.) This institution of higher education has never had a white president. True or False?

15.) When the State College for Colored Students was established in 1891, it was located in the state capital of Dover. True or False?

16.) The currently Administration Building was the first completed construction project during the tenure of DSU President Allen L. Sessoms. True or False?

17.) This institution experienced the greatest growth (academically, enrollment, buildings) under which president:

a.)   Dr. Richard Grossley

b.)   Dr. Oscar Chapman

c.)   Dr. Luna Mishoe

d.)   Dr. William DeLauder

18.) The U.S. Commission on Education evaluated the State College for Colored Students in 1915 and determined that:

a.)   The first president had embezzled money from the institution.

b.)   The state had inadequately funded the College

c.)   The education at the College was no higher than a secondary school level

d.)   The College establish intercollegiate sports teams

19.) Before Memorial Hall was built, the gymnasium was located in Delaware Hall. True or False?

20.) Before the current William Jason Library was built, the library was located in:

a.)   Delaware Hall

b.)   Loockerman Hall

c.)   The Thomasson Building

d.)   Lore Hall