View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the slave who freed him/herself who said he/she had worked enough and "you can't make me work no more?"
(a) Charles Ball.
(b) Beverly Jones.
(c) Jennie Patterson.
(d) Solomon Northup.

2. How many years did the Civil War last?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

3. What was the main purpose of the white terrorist group that had formed at the end of the Civil War?
(a) To capture and re-enslave as many blacks as possible.
(b) To help blacks possess their freedom.
(c) To keep blacks from possessing their freedom.
(d) To kill as many freed slaves as possible.

4. What was one thing a "share" consisted of?
(a) A family.
(b) A personal servant.
(c) A slave.
(d) A house.

5. What did hundred of slaves do when they heard of the Civil War?
(a) Fought in the Confederate army.
(b) Freed themselves.
(c) Stayed on the plantations.
(d) Escaped to join the Union army.

6. What year did the Union army leave the South?
(a) 1867.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1873.
(d) 1866.

7. What was Lew Cheney known for?
(a) He was hiding in the swamp and ended up hanging himself, a bell around his neck so animals would not devour his body.
(b) He organized an insurrection only to betray it, resulting in him becoming extremely hated by all his race.
(c) He hid out in the woods for several years before escaping to Mexico.
(d) He was hit by the little Missy when trying to wake her up and almost choked her in retaliation.

8. Who shared the story of being unable to believe that freedom had come upon the slaves?
(a) Tom Robinson.
(b) Betty Jones.
(c) Anna Woods.
(d) Tom Hester.

9. Why were Native African slaves more fortunate than slaves born into slavery?
(a) They could tell stories to entertain their masters.
(b) They had somewhere to go if they managed to escape.
(c) They could speak a different language.
(d) They had a former life and knew something other than slavery.

10. What did Solomon Northup almost do?
(a) He killed his owner.
(b) He almost killed his owner.
(c) He led an insurrection.
(d) He pretended to be dead, then ran away.

11. Who was the slave who led an insurrection mentioned in Chapter 5?
(a) Nat Turner.
(b) Charles Ball.
(c) Lev Cheney.
(d) Harriet Tubman.

12. Although the slaves were now free, another problem arose. What was it?
(a) Their old masters sent people after them to catch and kill them.
(b) They were still not allowed to vote.
(c) They had no money.
(d) They did not know how to live on their own.

13. When did slaves begin freeing themselves?
(a) After the Emancipation Proclamation was declared.
(b) Right when the Civil War ended.
(c) After all the southern states were under Union control.
(d) When they heard a rumor that they were declared free.

14. Who was the slave who did not agree with slavery but felt that doing the job right was the proper way of doing things?
(a) William Hayden.
(b) Charles Ball.
(c) Josiah Henson.
(d) West Turner.

15. How was a slave identified?
(a) By his number.
(b) By his first name.
(c) By his master's last name.
(d) By his master's first name.

Short Answer Questions

1. What states did the Emancipation Proclamation affect when it was declared?

2. What stinging word did the slaves take and make their own to lessen its effects?

3. What year was the Emancipation Proclamation declared?

4. Who said, "Ain't got to slave no more. We're free! We're free!"?

5. Which of the following was NOT a reason slaves would sneak off into the woods during nights?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 577 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample