Quiz  /  Sojourner Truth MCQ Quiz Questions with Answers

  • 1. 
    Where was Sojourner Truth born?

  • Maryland
  • New York
  • Alabama
  • Massachusetts

  • 2. 
    What was Sojourner Truth's birth name?

  • Hannah Garner
  • Joan Roberts
  • Elizabeth Dumont
  • Isabella Baumfree

  • 3. 
    What language did Sojourner Truth learn growing up?

  • German
  • Spanish
  • English
  • Dutch

  • 4. 
    How old was Sojourner Truth the first time she was sold and had to move away from her family?

  • Nine
  • Five
  • Twelve
  • Fourteen

  • 5. 
    What happened to Sojourner Truth's son Peter?

  • He was sold to a slave owner in Alabama
  • He was set free along with Sojourner
  • He was shot trying to escape
  • He escaped to Canada

  • 6. 
    What did Sojourner do to get her son back?

  • All of the above
  • She did nothing because she was scared
  • She helped him escape through the Underground Railroad
  • She went to court and he was returned to New York

  • 7. 
    What were people called who wanted to bring about an end to slavery?

  • Abolitionists
  • Socialists
  • Prohibitionists
  • Communists

  • 8. 
    True or False: Sojourner Truth was not allowed to marry the man she loved because her owner wanted her children as his own slaves.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 9. 
    Sojourner Truth told her story about growing up a slave to what president?

  • George Washington
  • Ulysses S. Grant
  • Andrew Johnson
  • Abraham Lincoln

  • 10. 
    What war did Sojourner Truth help recruit black soldiers to fight in?

  • Revolutionary War
  • Spanish-American War
  • World War I
  • Civil War
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