Harriet Tubman Quiz
- 1.
How do the other people in the story react and respond to Harriet Tubman? What does she do to provoke those reactions? Support you ideas with details from the story.
- 2.
What is Harriet Tubman trying to accomplish?
- A.
She wants to trick the slave owners.
- B.
She wants to take the slaves to Pennsylvania.
- C.
She wants to convert the slaves to Quaker religion.
- D.
She wants to help people escape slavery.
Correct Answer
D. She wants to help people escape slavery. -
- 3.
Why does Harriet Tubman plan the escapes for Saturday night?
- A.
It is the only time enslaved people are in their cabins.
- B.
She wants to gain more time before she will be pursued.
- C.
Everyone is in church on Sunday.
- D.
All the men who capture runaways are out hunting on Saturdays.
Correct Answer
B. She wants to gain more time before she will be pursued. -
- 4.
Harriet Tubman uses the spiritual "Go Down, Moses" to -
- A.
Teach the enslaved Africans about their religion
- B.
Signal her arrival to the enslaved Africans
- C.
Warn the runaway slaves of approaching danger
- D.
Give herself courage to go on
Correct Answer
B. Signal her arrival to the enslaved Africans -
- 5.
The Fugitive State Law that penalizes slaves and those who help them apply to-
- A.
Canada and the United States
- B.
Canada
- C.
Mexico and the United States
- D.
The United States
Correct Answer
D. The United States -
- 6.
All of the following statements about Harriet Tubman's journey are correct except-
- A.
She is welcomed at every stop on the Underground Railroad
- B.
She travels for almost a month to complete her journey
- C.
She travels all the way to Canada with eleven slaves
- D.
She brought runaways to Thomas Garett's home in Wilmington
Correct Answer
A. She is welcomed at every stop on the Underground Railroad -
- 7.
Harriet Tubman tries to encourage the group by-
- A.
Threatening them with a gun
- B.
Explaining the Fugitive State Law
- C.
Telling stories about successful escapes
- D.
Showing she is not afraid to sleep
Correct Answer
C. Telling stories about successful escapes -
- 8.
Harriet Tubman says that she cannot allow anyone from the group to return to the plantation for fear of all the-
- A.
Slave owners forcing runaways to reveal the true identity of Moses
- B.
Runaways being forced to lie to the slaveowners about the whereabouts of Moses and the Underground Railroad
- C.
Slave owners punishing the relatives of the runaways
- D.
Runaways being forced to tell everything about the Underground Railroad to the slave owners
Correct Answer
D. Runaways being forced to tell everything about the Underground Railroad to the slave owners -
- 9.
What does William Still of Pennsylvania do?
- A.
He turns away the group because he is afraid of the new laws.
- B.
He keeps a secret road of the members of the Underground Railroad.
- C.
He accompanies the group to Canada.
- D.
He helps to write the Fugitive State Law.
Correct Answer
B. He keeps a secret road of the members of the Underground Railroad. -
- 10.
When Harriet Tubman tells the group, "And freedom's not brought with dust," she means that-
- A.
People have to work hard to free themselves
- B.
Freedom is cheap
- C.
People have to buy their freedom
- D.
Even dust is valuable
Correct Answer
A. People have to work hard to free themselves -
- 11.
To help tell her story and to giver firsthand evidence, the author uses-
- A.
An interview with Harriet Tubman
- B.
Journal notes Tubman kept on the journey north
- C.
Direct quotations from someone who helped the group
- D.
Direct quotation from the runaways in the group
Correct Answer
C. Direct quotations from someone who helped the group -
- 12.
Where and when does this story take place?
- A.
During the civil war in the 1860s
- B.
In the South and northeastern states in 1851
- C.
During the civil rights movement in the 1960s
- D.
In the South in the 1870s
Correct Answer
B. In the South and northeastern states in 1851 -
- 13.
Harriet Tubman's motivation for aiming herself with a gun is to-
- A.
Defend herself from a runaway
- B.
Get farmers to give the group food and shelter
- C.
Threaten a runaway who wants to turn back
- D.
Prevent being captured by people who are looking for them
Correct Answer
C. Threaten a runaway who wants to turn back -
- 14.
Why do you think the Quakers and others on the Underground Railroad provide shelter to the runaways?
- A.
They help for humanitarian and religious reasons.
- B.
They are Northeasterners who are against Northeasterers
- C.
They like Harriet Tubman
- D.
They wanted to gain political advantage in the North.
Correct Answer
A. They help for humanitarian and religious reasons. -
- 15.
What phrase best describes a character's behavior?
- A.
The reason a character acts a certain way
- B.
A character's internal reason for doing something
- C.
What a character says and does
- D.
What a character thinks
Correct Answer
C. What a character says and does -
- 16.
Harriet spoke with _________ about the success of other runaways.
Correct Answer
Eloquence - 17.
The _________ escape from their plantations but are not yet free.
Correct Answer
Fugitives - 18.
To the plantation owners, it is ________________ how the runaways manage to escape.
Correct Answer
Incomprehensible - 19.
There is one major _________ for a slave to run away: his or her freedom
Correct Answer
Incentive - 20.
A warm place to sleep and good meal helps to ______ the runaways' fears.
Correct Answer
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