Family History and Genealogy Quiz

Family History and Genealogy Quiz

Assessment

Interactive Video

History

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event led the narrator to first learn about his great-great-grandmother, Jane Gates?

A family reunion

His grandfather's funeral

A school project

A visit to a historical museum

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the initial belief about the father of Jane Gates' children?

He was a distant relative

He was a wealthy white landowner

He was a famous politician

He was a local farmer

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was eventually discovered to be the father of Jane Gates' youngest child?

Samuel Dunlap Brady

Charles Wesley Kelley

Edward Gates

Henry Gates

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Charles Wesley Kelley, the narrator's ancestor, die?

During a storm by lightning

In a farming accident

From an illness

In a war

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the narrator's reaction to discovering the true identity of his ancestor?

He was angry and upset

He was surprised and slightly disappointed

He was indifferent

He was thrilled and excited