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"Roots" Quiz, Part 3 - Chicken George and Tom

Created by dakotanorth

Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Haley, Alex
Roots Quiz Part 3  Chicken George and Tom game quiz
"This is my third quiz about Alex Haley's book. I hope you enjoy it."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. In what year was Chicken George born?
    1812
    1809
    1806
    1803


2. When George was a little boy he used to do imitations of people?
    Yes
    No


3. What did Massa Lea give Chicken George a traveling pass for?
    To work in the fields.
    To go to the chicken fights with him.
    To go tomcatting at night.
    To go see his grandfather, Kunta.


4. Whom did Chicken George marry?
    Beaulah
    Fanta
    Charity
    Matilda


5. Who was Massa Lea's arch rival when it came to cockfighting?
    Massa Pilch
    Massa Lingwood
    Massa Jewett
    Massa Goodings


6. How many children did Chicken George have?
    9
    8
    6
    7


7. With each child's birth, what did Chicken George do (it is something he promised his mother)?
    He sang them lullabyes.
    He told each child the story of Kunta Kinte.
    He read them a story every night.
    He taught them how to cockfight.


8. How much did Massa Jewett offer Massa Lea for George?
    $4,000
    $5,000
    $3,000
    $10,000


9. After Massa Lea lost in the main cockfight and had to loan George to Lord Russell, where did George have to go to train Russell's chickens and trainers?
    Answer: (One Word, Look and you shall see.)


10. To whom did Massa Lea sell George's family to?
    Massa Jewett
    Massa Murray
    Massa DiMucci
    Massa Brady


11. In what county did this new massa live?
    Answer: (Two Words)


12. Which son of Chicken George's was a blacksmith?
    Lil' George
    Tom
    Ashford
    James


13. Who did Tom marry?
    Irene
    Arianna
    Chessie
    Alexa


14. How many children did Tom have?
    9
    8
    7
    10


15. Who was Virgil's wife?
    Mary Sue
    Melissa Sue
    Mary Ann
    Lilly Sue


16. What was the name of Virgil's son?
    Virgil, Jr.
    Uriah
    George III
    Kunta


17. There a North Carolina law that forbade any freed black from staying within the state for more than sixty days, or he must be re-enslaved.
    True
    False


18. Who was the former sheriff of Alamance County?
    J.D. Cates
    D.J. Gates
    D.J Cates
    J.D. Gates


19. What nickname was given to the young white boy by Matilda and the family (the white boy that Tom caught stealing)?
    Young George
    Georgie
    Ol' George
    Baby George


20. What was the name of the white boy that the family befriended?
    George Jones
    George Smith
    George Johnson
    George Henderson


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