WorksheetsEscape From Slavery Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The genre for this article is
narrative nonfiction
poetry
fiction
memoir
When was Harriet Tubman born?
1820
1619
1900
1700
How did Miss Susan punish Harriet if the baby cried?
She whipped her.
She refused to feed her.
She sent her away.
She wouldn't pay her.
What would guide people to find the North?
Northern Star
sunlight
the moon
street signs
T or F. Helping a runaway slave was against the law even in free states.
True
False
Approximately how many people did Harriet help free?
70 to 80
150 - 200
10-20
over 1,000
T or F. Harriet served in the Civil War.
True
False
Why did Tubman choose Pennsylvania as the state to flee to?
It was a free state.
She had family there.
She wanted to talk to the President.
Her guide led her there.
Who was the first person Harriet rescued when she returned to Maryland?
Her niece
Her mother
Her sister
Her grandmother
Define abolition.
The act of interrupting a cause for a positive purpose.
The act of abolishing-of officially ending or stopping something.
The act of beginning or onsetting a cause.
All of the above.
Define fugitive.
Someone who is free and liberated, but still running away or hiding.
Someone who is safe and comfortable.
Someone who is running away or hiding, especially someone who is fleeing from the police.
Someone who helps other slaves escape.
Define evade.
To get away from someone or something or avoid meeting it directly.
To get close to someone or something or meet it directly.
To be next to somone or something.
All of the above.
