Selection Quick Checks (English)



1.	What important experience did Equiano experience before he was taken by Europeans?
	A.	He was a merchant.
	B.	He learned how to read and write.
	C.	He was held in slavery by other Africans.
	D.	He wrote an essay about slavery.

2.	What happened to Equiano when he refused to eat?
	A.	He was beaten.
	B.	He was taken on deck to help serve others.
	C.	He was chained to other Africans below deck.
	D.	He was given a strange beverage.

3.	What distinction between the Europeans and Africans shocks Equiano?
	A.	The Europeans were much more brutal than the Africans were.
	B.	The Europeans' clothes were much more colorful that those of the Africans.
	C.	The Europeans were much smaller physically than the Africans were.
	D.	The Europeans were much larger physically than the Africans were.

4.	Why was Equiano allowed to stay on deck and unchained?
	A.	He was young and extremely depressed.
	B.	He was deathly sick and weak.
	C.	He was befriended by one of the crew.
	D.	He was ordered to help the crew.

5.	Why does Equiano address his readers as "nominal Christians"?
	A.	He wants to draw a distinction between himself and his readers.
	B.	He wants to make fun of those who follow Christianity.
	C.	He wants to point out that they do not attend church services regularly.
	D.	He wants to emphasize their hypocrisy.

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