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Middle Passage Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The 'middle passage' referred to what part of the journey?

a)

Africa to America

b)

America to Europe

c)

Europe to Africa

d)

All of it

2.

What was an 'abolitionist'?

a)

Someone who supported slavery

b)

Someone who campaigned against slavery

c)

Someone in charge of the slave ship

d)

Someone who owned slaves

3.

How many slaves started the journey on The Hannibal?

a)

296

b)

629

c)

692

d)

926

4.

How many slaves survived the journey on The Hannibal?

a)

237

b)

327

c)

723

d)

372

5.

What part of Africa were most slaves taken from?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

6.

What continent did slave buyers come from?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Oceania

7.

Which of these was NOT a punishment for a slave?

a)

Flogging

b)

Beating

c)

Tickling

d)

Shackling

8.

What was the name of African people who captured slaves?

a)

Snatchers

b)

Middle men

c)

Slave traders

d)

Captors

9.

What year did the British abolish slavery?

a)

1865

b)

1847

c)

1822

d)

1833

10.

What percentage of slaves on board The Hannibal died on the journey?

a)

42%

b)

47%

c)

58%

d)

71%

11.

What part of the ship were slaves kept in?

a)

The deck

b)

Port side

c)

The hold

d)

Starboard side

12.

Why were slaves allowed to leave their shelf?

a)

For fun

b)

For food

c)

For punishment

d)

For exercise

13.

How much did the ship owners get paid for delivering slaves?

a)

£1

b)

£10

c)

£100

d)

£1000

14.

What was branding?

a)

Burning a symbol onto the body

b)

Writing on the slaves

c)

Putting slaves in a uniform

d)

Chaining slaves together

15.

Who was Olaudah Equiano?

a)

Former slave

b)

Slave owner

c)

Ship captain

d)

Abolitionist