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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which statement best describes the Eboes' religious beliefs?
(a) They have never heard of the idea of God.
(b) They believe that each animal and plant has its own god.
(c) They believe in a single God who created Earth.
(d) The Eboe are Christians.

2. What do the Eboe mostly drink?
(a) Beer.
(b) Water.
(c) Palm wine.
(d) Coffee.

3. What do the Eboe believe about the afterlife?
(a) They believe that everyone goes to heaven when they die.
(b) They believe that good people are rewarded after death and bad people are punished.
(c) They believe that everyone is reincarnated until they learn how to be virtuous.
(d) They have no idea of life after death.

4. Why does Equiano stop eating on the slave ship?
(a) He is depressed.
(b) He does not like the food.
(c) He hopes if he loses weight no one will want to buy him.
(d) He has stomach flu.

5. When Equiano is sold to a merchant in Tinmah, how is he treated?
(a) He is treated so badly that he wishes he were dead.
(b) He is completely ignored; he is not made to work, but he is also not fed.
(c) He is treated so well that he almost forgets he's a slave.
(d) He is told that he is no longer a slave.

Short Answer Questions

1. After accidentally killing an animal with a pebble, what does Equiano do?

2. At the end of his long overland journey in Africa, where does Equiano arrive?

3. Why do Eboe merchants kiss the food they are offering for sale?

4. What is different about the second slave ship?

5. What European characteristic does Equiano say helps prove that Europeans and Africans are related?

(see the answer key)

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