WorksheetsH.L. Hunley test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where was George Dixon from?
a)
Greenwood, South Carolina
b)
Jackson, Mississippi
c)
Mobile, Alabama
d)
Atlanta, Georgia
2.
What did Queenie Bennett give George for good luch when he left to go fight in the Civil War?
a)
A four leaf clover
b)
A gold $20 coin
c)
A rabbit's foot
d)
A lucky hat
3.
What side did George Dixon fight for in the war?
a)
Confederate
b)
Union
4.
What happened to George when he was shot at the Battle of Shiloh?
a)
He got shot and died.
b)
He got shot and had to go to the hospital.
c)
He got shot and had to return home.
d)
He got shot, but the coin Queenie gave him saved his life.
5.
What did George have inscribed on the coin?
a)
Shiloh, April 6, 1862
My Life Preserver
GED
My Life Preserver
GED
b)
I love Queenie
c)
Shiloh, April 6, 1862
Worst coin ever
GED
Worst coin ever
GED
d)
I am from Mobile, Alabama
6.
What kind of a boat did George and some other soldiers want to build to help with the war?
a)
A submarine
b)
A battleship
c)
A fishing boat
d)
A cruise ship
7.
Where was the blockade that George wanted to get the submarine through?
a)
New York, New York
b)
Savannah, Georgia
c)
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
d)
Charleston, South Carolina
8.
A pole was placed on the front of the finished submarine. What was the pole used for?
a)
For guiding the submarine.
b)
To help the soldiers get into the submarine
c)
It held an explosive that would be jammed into an enemy ship.
d)
It kept the boat level.
9.
What was the name of the wealthy plantation owner that gave money to have the submarine built?
a)
George Dixon
b)
General Beauregard
c)
Horace Hunley
d)
Queenie Bennett
10.
Who was the H.L. Hunley named for?
a)
George Dixon
b)
General Beaureguard
c)
Horace Hunley
d)
Queenie Bennett
11.
How did the soldiers get the submarine from Alabama to Charleston, South Carolina?
a)
They loaded it on wagons and brought it.
b)
They used horses to pull it.
c)
They loaded it on a train and brought it.
d)
They had the soldiers carry it to Charleston.
12.
What happened the first two times the Hunley went out to sea?
a)
It was a success and helped get through the blockade.
b)
It was a failure and all tmen drowned.
c)
It was a success and the Confederates won the war.
d)
It was a failure, but everyone survived.
13.
Why did George Dixon want to go back in the Hunley even after so many others died trying to use it?
a)
He thought that he was able to control the Hunley because he helped build it.
b)
He wanted to prove he was the best.
c)
The Confederate Army made him.
d)
He wanted to prove it to Queenie.
14.
What was the signal for the soldiers left behind on Sullivan's Island when George and his crew were finished with their mission?
a)
A green signal lamp
b)
A blue signal lamp
c)
A orange signal lamp
d)
A purple signal lamp
15.
George and his crew set out for the blockade during the
a)
morning
b)
afternoon
c)
night
16.
What ruined the surprise attack of George and his crew and the Hunley?
a)
Two Confederate soldiers had joined the Union side and told about the attack.
b)
The Union boats heard the propellers
c)
Abraham Lincoln warned the ships.
d)
The Hunley did not sink so they saw it coming.
17.
True or False: Although the Hunley was hit with gunfire, it was successful in taking down the Union ship.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
What happened to George Dixon and his crew?
a)
They all made it back alive.
b)
They all went down with the Hunley.
c)
They all joined the Union side.
d)
They were all captured by Union troops.
19.
How do we know that the story of George Dixon, Queenie Bennett, and the golden coin is true?
a)
We read about it in the book The Story of the H.L. Hunley.
b)
We can watch movies about this story.
c)
Mrs. Owens told us it was true
d)
Scientists who found the Hunley and the crew also found the gold coin.
20.
Why did the author write this story?
a)
To tell us all about submarines.
b)
To persuade us that submarines are the best for getting through blockades.
c)
To entertain us with a true story about the Hunley and George Dixon
d)
To tell us how Abraham Lincoln became president.
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