FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN OR CAPTURED INTO SLAVERY QUIZ

[magpie in the 80's]

"Despite their miserable luck of having been born or captured into slavery, all of these individuals were able to make a mark on history either while enslaved or after having gained freedom.


1. He was famous for some pithy but sagacious fables and was enslaved to a man named Iadmon, who was this ancient fellow?
AESOP
2. Which of these famed ancient Roman writers was once a slave?
A Virgil B Terence C Ovid D Menander
B TERENCE
3. Perhaps the most famous slave of all time, he headed an ill-fated revolt against Rome in 71 BC, what was his name?
SPARTACUS
4. Which country was ruled by the 'slave' dynasty for most of the 13th century AD?
INDIA
5. The author of which of these beloved European novels was captured and made a slave in north Africa for about 5 years?
A War and Peace B Don Quixote C Madame Bovary D Robinson Crusoe
B DON QUIXOTE
6. What was the autobiographical work of Booker T. Washington, a former slave, called?
UP FROM SLAVERY
7. Perhaps the most famous slavery abolitionist in American history, he was born a slave in Maryland in 1817 but escaped in 1838. Who was this author and politician?
FREDERICK DOUGLAS
8. Which former slave was the most famous conductor of the 'Underground Railroad'?
HARRIETT TUBAN
9. Which of these famous American inventor's most well known invention was developed in large part by a slave named Jo Anderson?
A Samuel Morse B Cyrus McCormick C Eli Whitney D Isaac Singer
CYRUS MCCORMICK
10. A former slave, she is probably most famous for her 'Ain't I a Woman' speech at the 1851 Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. What was her name?
SOJOURNER TRUTH AKA ISABELLA BAUM FREE

[Pseudo]

1 - gotta be Aesop

[rogernumber10]

3. Spartacus

[magpie in the 80's]

1 - gotta be Aesop

CORRECT PSEUDO

[magpie in the 80's]

3. Spartacus

CORRECT R10

[magpie in the 80's]

DONT FORGET THESE

[magpie in the 80's]

"Despite their miserable luck of having been born or captured into slavery, all of these individuals were able to make a mark on history either while enslaved or after having gained freedom.


1. He was famous for some pithy but sagacious fables and was enslaved to a man named Iadmon, who was this ancient fellow?
AESOP
2. Which of these famed ancient Roman writers was once a slave?
A Virgil B Terence C Ovid D Menander
B TERENCE
3. Perhaps the most famous slave of all time, he headed an ill-fated revolt against Rome in 71 BC, what was his name?
SPARTACUS
4. Which country was ruled by the 'slave' dynasty for most of the 13th century AD?
INDIA
5. The author of which of these beloved European novels was captured and made a slave in north Africa for about 5 years?
A War and Peace B Don Quixote C Madame Bovary D Robinson Crusoe
B DON QUIXOTE
6. What was the autobiographical work of Booker T. Washington, a former slave, called?
UP FROM SLAVERY
7. Perhaps the most famous slavery abolitionist in American history, he was born a slave in Maryland in 1817 but escaped in 1838. Who was this author and politician?
FREDERICK DOUGLAS
8. Which former slave was the most famous conductor of the 'Underground Railroad'?
HARRIETT TUBAN
9. Which of these famous American inventor's most well known invention was developed in large part by a slave named Jo Anderson?
A Samuel Morse B Cyrus McCormick C Eli Whitney D Isaac Singer
CYRUS MCCORMICK
10. A former slave, she is probably most famous for her 'Ain't I a Woman' speech at the 1851 Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. What was her name?
SOJOURNER TRUTH AKA ISABELLA BAUM FREE

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ