Who can answers these 14 multiple choices?

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Question 1.Why did Olaudah Equiano’s two countrymen jump into the sea?

They wanted to swim

They wanted to fish

They preferred death to a life of misery

They had become insane

They had been pushed into the sea



Question 2 (Multiple Choice Worth 8 points)

Who lured Squanto and other native Americans on board and kidnapped them?

John Smith

Thomas Dermer

Thomas Hunt

John Slany




Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 8 points)

Thomas Paine wrote all of the following EXCEPT:

The American Crisis

Poor Richard's Almanack

Common Sense

Rights of Man



Question 4 (Multiple Choice Worth 8 points)

Who was Benjamin Franklin’s only confidante regarding his life in Philadelphia?

Keimer

Collins

Bradford

Read

Quaker



Question 5 (Multiple Choice Worth 8 points)

Thomas Jefferson was governor of _______ from 1779 to 1781.

Pennsylvania

New York


Massachusetts


Virginia



Question 6 (Multiple Choice Worth 8 points)

“Well done is better than well said” is one of Benjamin Franklin’s famous aphorisms. What do you suppose he meant by this particular aphorism?

Actions speak louder than words.

If you are going to do a good job, it is far better to discuss it before you actually do the job.

Say that you are going to do something well, then do it!

You must plan your actions carefully before you execute them.



Question 7 (Multiple Choice Worth 8 points)

“Tyranny like hell is not easily conquered.” This statement from Thomas Paine’s “The Crisis” is an example of a/an:

allusion.

personification.

metaphor.

irony.

aphorism.



Question 8 (Multiple Choice Worth 8 points)

According to Thomas Jefferson, why did the King of England dissolve representative houses repeatedly?

For lack of the required number of members

For opposing his invasions on the rights of the people

For not functioning properly

For not looking after the welfare of the people

For inciting the people against him



Question 9 (Multiple Choice Worth 8 points)

What was one of the first things that Squanto taught the English?

How to roast a chicken

How to speak tribal language

How to swim

How to use fish fertilizer with their crops

How to find water in the forest




Question 10 (Multiple Choice Worth 8 points)

"The clouds appeared to me to be land, which disappeared as they passed along." When does Olaudah Equiano make this observation?

When he reaches Barbados

When he sees the flying fishes

When he sees the slaves enchained

When he looks through the quadrants

When he was put down under the deck



Question 11 (Multiple Choice Worth 8 points)

“No gains without pains” is one of Benjamin Franklin’s famous aphorisms. What do you suppose he meant by this particular aphorism?

Hard work is the price of success.

It is painful to gain weight, especially on your joints.

Watch your money closely.

Never trust anyone with your investments.



Question 12 (Multiple Choice Worth 8 points)

Why was Olaudah Equiano spared the fetters on the ship carrying slaves?

He was well behaved

He was too young

He was ill

He was fishing

He had to clean the deck



Question 13 (True/False Worth 2 points)

Olaudah Equiano’s autobiography describes his African homeland, his voyage from Africa to America, and the cruelty of slavery and the slave trade.

True
False



Question 14 (True/False Worth 2 points)

Capt. Henry Pascal purchased Olaudah Equiano and renamed him Gustavus Vassa. Equiano was beaten until he answered to his new name.

True
False

Answer 1

I'll give you question 5 ... Thomas Jefferson was the governor of Virginia. You are just going to have to do your own homework for the rest.