The Known World Quiz Questions | Quiz: Chapter 9

Quiz: Chapter 9

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

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. Why was a white woman hanged in Bristol in front of more than three hundred people?
a) For laying with a slave.
b) For handing out abolishonist pamphlets.
c) For adultery.
d) For helping a slave escape.

2. Who does Skiffington turn to for advice on the laws regarding freed slaves and whether than can be sold into slavery?
a) Gilly Patterson, his former boss.
b) Mildred Townsend, a freed slave.
c) William Robbins, a local landowner.
d) Harry Sanderson, his liaison in Richmond.

3. Who does Mildred claim ignored her plea for help when she went to report her husband missing at the sheriff's office?
a) Barnum.
b) Travis.
c) Skiffington.
d) Counsel.

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