Olaudah Equiano Speech

A(n) _________________, as the name implies, is a person who sought to abolish slavery during the 19th century

• suffragist

• abolitionist

• impressionist

• separatist

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

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What did the ship hands do to try to calm Olaudah down?

• gave him liquor

• beat him

• spoke kindly to him

• chained him

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Why didn't the shiphands let the slaves eat the fish, even though they had plenty?

• they wanted them to starve

• they did not realize they were hungry

• to establish dominance and torture

• Africans do not eat fish

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

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What is the BEST explanation for why Olaudah included all of the senses in his description of the slaves' treatment?

• he wanted to prove he could fight for what he believed in

• he wanted to show the readers he could use big words

• he wanted to list everything possible about his journey

• he was trying to establish credibility

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

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What happened to the men who jumped overboard?

• they drowned

• they were eaten by sharks while the slaves watched

• they were rescued and beaten

• they swam to shore and were freed

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

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Why were slaves examined and made to jump?

• to torture them

• to give them hope of survival

• to make sure they were still alive

• to make sure they were healthy

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

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What things did Olaudah find "magical"?

• use of words, beards, light skin-tone

• the ship, 2-story houses, people riding on horseback

• reading, reciting prayers, food, freedom

• family, friends, hope, love

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What were Olaudah and the other slaves afraid of when they first were put on the ship?

• they would be eaten

• they would be killed

• they would be starved to death

• the would never reach dry-land again

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

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fear that something bad will happen; anxiety

• atone

• apprehension

• avarice

• consternation

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

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to admit guilt and either set things right or make amends

• apprehension

• atone

• avarice

• loathsomeness

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

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