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WorksheetsOn Being Brought from Africa to America
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which words from the poem have a positive connotation about America? (choose 3)
mercy
Pagan
Saviour
redemption
diabolic
Who is the speaker of the poem?
An enslaved woman in America
A free woman of color in America
A Christian slave owner
The friend of a Pagan slave
Which phrase reveals the speaker's attitude about going to America?
'Twas mercy brought me
redemption neither sought nor knew
our sable race
May be refin'd
How would you characterize the voice in "On Being Brought from Africa to America"?
Angry
Grateful
Disturbed
Indifferent
A theme of the poem is (remember to consider the speaker's tone)
freedom rests on the ability to read
all people need understanding
bigotry toward African Americans is morally wrong
being brought to America from Africa was an act of oppression
Which TWO of the following best identify the themes of the text?
Religion
Social pressure
Prejudice
Education
Gender
Which lines from the text best support the answers to Part A?
Lines 1-2
Line 3
Line 4
Lines 5-8
As used in line 5, what does the word "scornful" suggest about how Wheatley felt others regarded her race?
Distaste
Confidence
Acceptance
Envy
Which phrase from the text best supports the answer to number 5?
"Taught my benighted soul to understand" (verse 2)
"Once I redemption neither sought nor knew" (verse 4)
"Their colour is a diabolic die" (verse 6)
"May be refin'd, and join th'angelic train" (verse 8)
Read line 6 of "On Being Brought from Africa to America".
"Their colour is a diabolic die."
The poet uses alliteration in the phrase diabolic die to emphasize that ________.
she prays for justice
she is haunted by the devil
Africans died at the hands of slaveholders
Africans experienced disrespect because of their skin color
In lines 7-8 of "On Being Brought from Africa to America",
Remember, Christians, Negroes, black as Cain,
May be refin'd, and join th' angelic train.
the speaker suggests that religion is--
unavailable to pagans
accessible to all who seek it
unavailable to those who scorn others
available only to those who pray fervently
Some view our sable race with scornful eye,
What does this line say about the author's life in "On Being Brought from Africa to America"?
She grew up feeling proud.
She was born to be free.
She felt judged because of the color of her skin.
She must stop criticizing others.
