Twelve Years a Slave Quizzes

Twelve Years a Slave Quiz 1

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1 Where does Northup live before he is kidnapped?

Washington DC

Massachusetts

New York

Rhode Island
2 What instrument does Solomon play?

The flute

The harmonica

The banjo

The violin
3 Solomon's wife's name is

Anne

Mary

Claire

Sandy
4 The two men who approach Solomon say they work for a/an

band

circus

theater

school
5 The men want Solomon to accompany them to

New Orleans

Richmond

Baltimore

Washington DC
6 Which of the following statements about Solomon's kidnapping is false?

He tells his family where he is beforehand

He is drugged

He loses part of his memory

He wakes up chained
7 What building can Solomon see from the slave pen?

The Treasury

The courthouse

The Capitol

The White House
8 What does Eliza care most about?

Her former master

Not being sent South

Her children

Herself
9 Clem Ray

does not want to be sent South

does not want to be separated from his children

was also kidnapped

dies in the slave pen
10 Burch can best be described as

savage

indolent

cunning

mischievous
11 Emily the child is known for her

violin playing

beauty

intelligence

atheticism
12 Burch warns Solomon

not to brag about his skills

not to talk to the other slaves

not to say anything about being kidnapped or from the North

not to try and escape
13 What do Robert and Solomon have in common?

They were freemen

They have wives

They have children

All of these
14 While on the ship heading South,

many slaves are killed

the slaves execute a mutiny

the sailors execute a mutiny

the slaves plan a mutiny
15 Why doesn't the mutiny happen?

Solomon gets sick

Robert gets sick

The captain finds out

The slaves lose their nerve
16 What is Solomon's new name?

Tom

Arthur

William

Platt
17 Why doesn't the old gentleman buy Solomon?

He wants a woman

He thinks he will be insubordinate

He is unimpressed with his looks

He cannot afford him
18 What is Eliza's attitude when separated from her children?

Enraged

Resigned

Hysterical

Indifferent
19 When Solomon gets smallpox,

he recovers quickly

he is purchased for a low price

he tries to escape

he nearly dies
20 How does Solomon describe Ford?

Cruel and petty

Handsome and kindly

Brilliant

Shy and dumb
21 Ford's profession is

medicine

the ministry

law

letters
22 Where is Ford's plantation?

New Orleans

Baton Rouge

The Great Pine Woods

Bayou Boeuf
23 Solomon says all of the following except

Ford cannot be blamed for having slaves; he was a product of his times

Ford was a good master

Ford was a hypocritical Christian

he thought about telling Ford his true history but decided against it
24 Which of the following is not one of Ford's other slaves?

Sally

Patsey

Sam

Harry
25 Ford's main source of wealth is

sugar

lumber

cotton

tobacco

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