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Negro Spirituals

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For Africans who wanted to escape slavery, songs had a very important

a)

Purpose

b)

Melody

c)

Rhythm

d)

Length

2.

The Negro Spirituals were used as a way of (a)  

3.

Every song ..................

a)

had a name

b)

had a number

c)

had a double meaning

d)

mentioned heaven

4.

The text of every song had a

(a)  

5.

Explain the secret code behind this song.

(a)  

6.

Which one of these people helped slaves escape?

a)

Conductors

b)

Stations

c)

Passengers

d)

Baggage

7.

What was the name of the people in charge of safe places?

a)

Conductors

b)

Stations

c)

Station Masters

d)

Passenger/Baggage

8.

What was the name given to safe places?

a)

Conductos

b)

Passengers

c)

Station Masters

d)

Stations

9.

What were slaves trying to escape referred to as?

a)

Station Masters

b)

Stations

c)

Passenger/ baggage

d)

Conductors

10.

What was the name of the woman who escaped slavery then completed missions to rescue other slaves?

(a)  

11.

How many trips did the woman from the last question travel to help slaves become free.

a)

300

b)

5

c)

17

d)

23

12.

Approximately, how many slaves were led to Freedom by this brave woman?

a)

1,000

b)

450

c)

300

d)

250

13.

Negro spirituals had something very interesting about the rhythms in the songs. The rhythms were (a)  

14.

Name three reasons why African Americans sang Negro Spirituals.

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