Twelve Years a Slave Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

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Twelve Years a Slave Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 202 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Based on the description of one in Chapter 16, what was a slave driver supposed to do?
(a) He was supposed to make sure that the slaves would take breaks from their work.
(b) He was supposed to drive the slaves from the auction house to the plantation.
(c) He was supposed to drive the slaves to places outside the plantation.
(d) He was supposed to make sure that the slaves worked without stopping for breaks.

2. What was the purpose of having Jacob Brooks accompany Eliza to get her freedom papers?
(a) To mislead her into a life of slavery.
(b) To help her find the place where freedom papers were issued since she did not know how to get there.
(c) To vouch for her qualifications so that she would be issued freedom papers.
(d) To make sure that the proper freedom papers were issued to her.

3. What type of sleeping accommodations did Epps provide for his slaves?
(a) A cot and a wool blanket.
(b) A down-feather bed.
(c) None. They would all sleep on the floor.
(d) A wooden plank and a raggedy blanket.

4. What piqued Bass' interest to want to know how Solomon had made his way to Louisiana?
(a) The fact that the Underground Railroad had not been built yet.
(b) The fact that the Underground Railroad led only from South to North.
(c) The fact that Solomon had visited a few cities in Canada.
(d) The fact that Solomon was eager to travel in a northeasterly direction.

5. Why did Solomon not want the other slaves to know about his past?
(a) Because he did not feel that he had a past that would interest them.
(b) Because he was afraid that they would tell Epps about it.
(c) Because he did not think that it was necessary for them to know about it.
(d) Because he thought that it would take too much time to tell them about it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton treat Solomon while traveling to New York?

2. Who seemed to suffer the most among Epps' slaves?

3. In which of the following areas was the slaves' level of understanding most underestimated by those outside slavery?

4. How did Arthur's life change when the Orleans reached the dock in New Orleans?

5. Overall, how was Solomon likely to feel about John Tibeats?

(see the answer key)

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