Roots Quizzes

Roots Quiz 1

By Leanna Ehrlich · Edited by Aaron Suduiko · Last reviewed February 09, 2015

1 Who is Kunta's mother?

Nyo Boto

Binta Kinte

Kajali Demba

Yaisa Kinte
2 Who is Kunta's father?

Saloum Kinte

Brima Cesay

Omoro Kinte

Janneh Kinte
3 How long does Kunta's father take to pick his name?

1 month

1 day

5 days

7 days
4 What are age-groups called in Juffure?

Kinte

Janneh

Toure

Kafo
5 What is the name of Kunta's second brother?

Lamin

Omoro

Madi

Suwadu
6 Why are Saloum and Janneh famous?

They are great journeymen

They have many wives

They escaped slavers

They are good goldsmiths
7 What is the name of John Waller's daughter and Kizzy's playmate?

Miss Ashley

Missy Anne

Miss Margaret

Missy Sally
8 How old is Kunta when he is captured?

15

17

10

20
9 What does Kunta bring back for his mother on his trip with Lamin?

Gold

A slave

Peacock feathers

Exotic fruit
10 What is the name of the ship that Kunta is on?

Lord Ligonier

Lord Montaigne

The Colony

The African
11 Who is Kunta's first master?

John Waller

William Waller

Tom Lea

Mr. Murray
12 How old is Kizzy when she is sold?

10

15

16

20
13 Who is Kunta's wife?

Sue

Rose

Lady

Bell
14 What does Kunta call the river near his home?

Ko

Kamby Bolongo

The Nile

Kamby Gamby
15 What does Kunta call a fiddle?

Nogo

To

Po

Ko
16 What is Kunta's first job at William Waller's?

Gardener

Fiddler

Buggy driver

Field hand
17 What is Kunta's job promotion for Master Waller?

Horse trainer

Field hand

House hand

Buggy Driver
18 Where is Master Waller's plantation?

Annpolis

Spotsylvania County, Virginia

Harrisburg County, Pennsylvania

Alamance County, North Carolina
19 What is Kunta's punishment when he runs away a 4th time?

Having half his foot cut off

Being whipped until he passes out

Being sold down south

Having his testicles cut off
20 How are Kunta's first and second masters related?

Father and son

Former shipmates

Uncle and nephew

They are brothers
21 How many children do Kunta and Bell have?

3

1

2

0
22 What is the women's primary occupation in Juffure?

Sewing textiles

rice farming

Raising goats

Guarding the village
23 Who is Kunta's grandmother?

Kintah

Yaisa

Binta

Nyo Boto
24 What tribe does Kunta belong to?

Mandinka

Ibo

Serere

Wolof
25 What religion is Kunta raised in?

Jewish

Muslim

Christian

Animism

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