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Escape From Slavery Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.
How do the photograph and advertisement on page 6 contribute to the article?
a)
They help readers understand where slavery took place.
b)
They show that the practice of slavery was cruel and dehumanizing.
c)
They help readers understand why slavery was practiced.
d)
They help show how difficult it was for slaves to flee.
2.
 As it is used in the last paragraph of the article, tenacious most closely means
a)
muscular.
b)
aggressive.
c)
having a firm grip.
d)
extremely persistent.
3.
Which statement best expresses a main purpose of the article?
a)
to provide a chronology of how slavery began and ended in America
b)
to list the events leading up to the Civil War
c)
to entertain readers with a suspenseful true story from the past
d)
to inform readers about slavery in America through the story of one courageous figure
4.

The genre for this article is

a)

narrative nonfiction

b)

poetry

c)

fiction

d)

memoir

5.

When was Harriet Tubman born?

a)

1820

b)

1619

c)

1900

d)

1700

6.

How did Miss Susan punish Harriet if the baby cried?

a)

She whipped her.

b)

She refused to feed her.

c)

She sent her away.

d)

She wouldn't pay her.

7.

What would guide people to find the North?

a)

Northern Star

b)

sunlight

c)

the moon

d)

street signs

8.

T or F. Helping a runaway slave was against the law even in free states.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Approximately how many people did Harriet help free?

a)

70 to 80

b)

150 - 200

c)

10-20

d)

over 1,000

10.

T or F. Harriet served in the Civil War.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Why did Tubman choose Pennsylvania as the state to flee to?

a)

It was a free state.

b)

She had family there.

c)

She wanted to talk to the President.

d)

Her guide led her there.

12.

Who was the first person Harriet rescued when she returned to Maryland?

a)

Her niece

b)

Her mother

c)

Her sister

d)

Her grandmother

13.

Define abolition.

a)

The act of interrupting a cause for a positive purpose.

b)

The act of abolishing-of officially ending or stopping something.

c)

The act of beginning or onsetting a cause.

d)

All of the above.

14.

Define fugitive.

a)

Someone who is free and liberated, but still running away or hiding.

b)

Someone who is safe and comfortable.

c)

Someone who is running away or hiding, especially someone who is fleeing from the police.

d)

Someone who helps other slaves escape.

15.

Define evade.

a)

To get away from someone or something or avoid meeting it directly.

b)

To get close to someone or something or meet it directly.

c)

To be next to somone or something.

d)

All of the above.