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Quiz on Olaudah Equiano

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which year was Olaudah Equiano's book published?

a)

1800

b)

1825

c)

1750

d)

1789

2.

At what age was Equiano captured and forced onto a slave ship?

a)

15

b)

9

c)

11

d)

13

3.

What did Equiano learn while aboard a ship?

a)

Sewing

b)

Farming

c)

Reading, writing, and mathematics

d)

Cooking

4.

How did Equiano win his freedom?

a)

By joining the military

b)

By escaping

c)

Through good fortune and business sense

d)

By fighting his owner

5.

Where did Equiano move after gaining his freedom?

a)

London

b)

New York

c)

Paris

d)

Madrid

6.

What is the importance of Equiano's Interesting Narrative?

a)

It is a comedy book

b)

It is a science fiction novel

c)

It is a work of fiction

d)

It provides a firsthand account of life under slavery in the 1700s

7.

What movement did Equiano's book aid?

a)

Pro-slavery movement

b)

Civil rights movement

c)

Abolition movement

d)

Women's suffrage movement

8.

What did Equiano become as a result of his book earnings?

a)

A farmer

b)

The wealthiest black man in England

c)

A sailor

d)

A politician

9.

How was Equiano’s experience different from that of most enslaved Africans in the 1700s?

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10.

Read the extract of Equiano's book on p.518. In which ways could it lead to more people supporting the abolitionist movement?

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