The Life of Olaudah Equiano Quizzes

The Life of Olaudah Equiano Quiz 1

By Kristen Osborne · Edited by S.R. Cedars · Last reviewed September 09, 2012

1 In what year was this work published?

1798

1789

1797

1756
2 What genre of work is this?

Autobiography

Philosophical treatise

History

Political Tract
3 What name is Equiano given by his master?

Thomas Farmer

Gustavus Vassa

Charles Irving

Robert King
4 Why does Equiano include letters in the front of his book?

To legitimize his narrative

To provide more family history

To criticize his ambition

To provide the history of Africa
5 Whom does Equiano say he is favored by?

The Queen

Providence

Mankind

The Devil
6 In what year was Equiano born?

1745

1789

1754

1702
7 In what province/district was Equiano born?

Abyssinia

Senegal

Eboe

Benin
8 Equiano's father was a/an:

Warrior

Healer

Elder/chief

Priest
9 In the part of Africa were Equiano was raised, how were cases of adultery addressed?

It was tolerated.

It was ignored.

Men were allowed to do it; women were not.

It was punished by death.
10 The chief occupation of Equiano's kinsmen is:

Healing

Music

Agriculture

Trading
11 The virtue most important to Equiano's African people is:

Mercy

Charity

Cleanliness

Thrift
12 Who would Equiano's ancestors use as slaves?

Adulterous men and women

Whites

Prisoners of war or criminals

Noone
13 Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Equiano compares his people to the Jews.

The people of Eboe believe in one Creator.

The principal luxury of Eboe was perfume.

The people of Eboe are immoral and unclean.
14 Equiano's first master in Africa was a:

Warrior

Wealthy man

Priest

Smith
15 In Tinmah,

Equiano is taught to read.

Equiano is a slave for a wealthy woman and her son.

Equiano is sold to a smith.

Equiano loses his sister.
16 Which of the following statements about the Middle Passage is FALSE?

The smells were overpowering and harmful.

The slaves did not have enough food or water.

Equiano thought the white men were spirits.

The slaves were allowed to visit the upper deck for fresh air.
17 Michael Henry Pascal was:

a slave trader

an old Virginia gentleman

a lieutenant in the British Royal Navy

a slave
18 Richard Baker is:

a friend to Equino

a doctor's assistant

Equiano's first white master

slave
19 What city did the young Equiano yearn to see?

Berlin

London

New York

Paris
20 What war does Pascal fight in?

The War of Jenkin's Earl

Queen Anne's War

The Revolutionary War

The Seven Years' War
21 Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Equiano learns how to read.

Equiano is baptized.

Equiano tries to run away in London.

Equiano becomes "used" to slavery.
22 What happened to the ship I[The Ocean]?

It vanished.

It blew up.

It surrendered.

It escaped the fleet.
23 Why was the I[Aetna] stuck at the Isle of Wight for almost a year?

Pascal had friends there.

It was damaged.

The King died.

Equiano escaped and had to be found.
24 Who was John Mondle?

A gunner who believed himself preserved by Providence

A friendly slave onboard the ship

A friend of Pascal's

A slave trader who wanted to buy Equiano
25 Daniel Queen taught Equiano all of the following EXCEPT:

How to escape a ship

How to read parts of the Bible

How to shave

How to dress hair

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