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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gustavus Vassa.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Vassa arrive in Plymouth?
(a) 1777.
(b) 1764.
(c) 1815.
(d) 1800.

2. What nickname does Vassa earn after his master dies on board the ship?
(a) Captain.
(b) Freeman.
(c) Sable.
(d) Mate.

3. Which of the following instruments does Vassa learn to play during his spare time as a free man?
(a) Tuba.
(b) Violin.
(c) French Horn.
(d) Clarinet.

4. Soon after he is kidnapped, Vassa is threatened with a beating for accidentally killing which of the following animals?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Horse.
(d) Goat.

5. After his initial voyage as a kidnapped slave, Vassa is taken off the slave ship at which Caribbean island?
(a) Barbados.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Antigua.
(d) Puerto Rico.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Vassa arrive in Montserrat for the first time?

2. What does the name "Olaudah" mean in Vassa's native language, according to his description of his childhood?

3. As a free man, Vassa accepts 7 pounds to accompany which captain to London?

4. Which of the following fruits does Vassa NOT plant on his visit to the Bahamas?

5. In what year does Vassa petition the Queen of England to end African slavery?

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