The Life of Olaudah Equiano Quizzes

The Life of Olaudah Equiano Quiz 1

1 In what year was this work published?
1756

1798

1797

1789
2 What genre of work is this?
Political Tract

History

Autobiography

Philosophical treatise
3 What name is Equiano given by his master?
Charles Irving

Robert King

Gustavus Vassa

Thomas Farmer
4 Why does Equiano include letters in the front of his book?
To legitimize his narrative

To provide the history of Africa

To criticize his ambition

To provide more family history
5 Whom does Equiano say he is favored by?
Mankind

The Devil

Providence

The Queen
6 In what year was Equiano born?
1745

1789

1754

1702
7 In what province/district was Equiano born?
Abyssinia

Eboe

Benin

Senegal
8 Equiano's father was a/an:
Healer

Priest

Warrior

Elder/chief
9 In the part of Africa were Equiano was raised, how were cases of adultery addressed?
It was tolerated.

It was ignored.

It was punished by death.

Men were allowed to do it; women were not.
10 The chief occupation of Equiano's kinsmen is:
Agriculture

Trading

Healing

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

Thrift

Mercy

Charity
12 Who would Equiano's ancestors use as slaves?
Prisoners of war or criminals

Whites

Noone

Adulterous men and women
13 Which of the following statements is FALSE?
The people of Eboe believe in one Creator.

The principal luxury of Eboe was perfume.

Equiano compares his people to the Jews.

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

Priest

Warrior

Wealthy man
15 In Tinmah,
Equiano is a slave for a wealthy woman and her son.

Equiano is taught to read.

Equiano loses his sister.

Equiano is sold to a smith.
16 Which of the following statements about the Middle Passage is FALSE?
The slaves did not have enough food or water.

The slaves were allowed to visit the upper deck for fresh air.

The smells were overpowering and harmful.

Equiano thought the white men were spirits.
17 Michael Henry Pascal was:
an old Virginia gentleman

a slave trader

a slave

a lieutenant in the British Royal Navy
18 Richard Baker is:
Equiano's first white master

slave

a doctor's assistant

a friend to Equino
19 What city did the young Equiano yearn to see?
New York

Berlin

Paris

London
20 What war does Pascal fight in?
Queen Anne's War

The Revolutionary War

The Seven Years' War

The War of Jenkin's Earl
21 Which of the following statements is FALSE?
Equiano is baptized.

Equiano becomes "used" to slavery.

Equiano learns how to read.

Equiano tries to run away in London.
22 What happened to the ship I[The Ocean]?
It blew up.

It escaped the fleet.

It surrendered.

It vanished.
23 Why was the I[Aetna] stuck at the Isle of Wight for almost a year?
The King died.

It was damaged.

Pascal had friends there.

Equiano escaped and had to be found.
24 Who was John Mondle?
A friend of Pascal's

A gunner who believed himself preserved by Providence

A friendly slave onboard the ship

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

How to dress hair

How to escape a ship

How to shave

I think he is meaning an instrument consisting of small bars of wood, flat at the bottom and rounded at the top, and resting on the edges of a kind of open box.

Asked by Josef B #1334900

Answered by Aslan on 1/31/2024 12:14 AM