WorksheetsQuiz on Olaudah Equiano
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
In which year was Olaudah Equiano's book published?
1800
1825
1750
1789
At what age was Equiano captured and forced onto a slave ship?
15
9
11
13
What did Equiano learn while aboard a ship?
Sewing
Farming
Reading, writing, and mathematics
Cooking
How did Equiano win his freedom?
By joining the military
By escaping
Through good fortune and business sense
By fighting his owner
Where did Equiano move after gaining his freedom?
London
New York
Paris
Madrid
What is the importance of Equiano's Interesting Narrative?
It is a comedy book
It is a science fiction novel
It is a work of fiction
It provides a firsthand account of life under slavery in the 1700s
What movement did Equiano's book aid?
Pro-slavery movement
Civil rights movement
Abolition movement
Women's suffrage movement
What did Equiano become as a result of his book earnings?
A farmer
The wealthiest black man in England
A sailor
A politician
How was Equiano’s experience different from that of most enslaved Africans in the 1700s?
Read the extract of Equiano's book on p.518. In which ways could it lead to more people supporting the abolitionist movement?
