Phillis Wheatley Quiz

Where was Phillis Wheatley born?

• New York, USA

• London, England

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Senegal-Gambia, West Africa

Who purchased Phillis Wheatley as a slave?

• John Peters

• John and Susannah Wheatley

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

What languages did Phillis Wheatley master?

• French, Spanish, and Italian

• English, Latin, and Greek

• Arabic, Japanese, and Korean

• German, Russian, and Chinese

In which year was Phillis Wheatley's collection 'Poems on Various Subjects' published?

• 1773

• 1765

• 1780

• 1778

What was the title of the poem written by Phillis Wheatley that is mentioned in the text?

• Hail, happy day

• No more America

• On Virtue

• To the University of Cambridge in New England

Who requested a picture of Phillis Wheatley to be engraved as the frontispiece of her book?

• John Shields

• Benjamin Franklin

• The countess of Huntingdon

• John and Susannah Wheatley

What did Phillis Wheatley write a poem about in the text?

• The black patriot’s position

• Her favorite book

• The weather in England

• Her journey to London

What did Phillis Wheatley's husband do for a living?

• Teacher

• Unknown

• Doctor

• Lawyer

In which year did Phillis Wheatley die?

• 1776

• 1784

• 1790

• 1768

What was the main theme of Phillis Wheatley's poems?

• Freedom, God, and being an enslaved person in the midst of a revolution

• Love, nature, and friendship

• War, politics, and economics

• Adventure, mystery, and fantasy