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Amistad

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Introduction:
"This quiz is based on the book 'Amistad' by Alexs Pate. Hope you enjoy this quiz."


1. What is the name of the person that this book is about?
    Cinque
    Cinqay
    Sinque
    Sinqay


2. How many Africans were aboard the slave ship, Amistad?
    180
    53
    153
    80


3. In what year did the mutiny happen?
    1839
    1863
    1849
    1901


4. After the mutiny, how many days were Cinque and his fellow enslaved Africans adrift in the Atlantic Ocean?
    45 days
    30 days
    90 days
    65 days


5. In reference to the above question, what was the date they were captured?
    August 26, 1901
    August 26, 1849
    August 26, 1839
    August 26, 1863


6. Who represented Cinque and his fellow enslaved Africans?
    Former President John Quincy Adams
    Former President Jefferson
    President to be Abraham Lincoln
    Founding Father Benjamin Franklin


7. True or False: During the time of Cinque's capture, the kidnapping of Africans and selling them as slaves was prohibited?
    Answer: (One Word)


8. What was the Supreme Court's finding of the evidence that was brought against Cinque and the other enslaved Africans?
    'That they are not slaves and therefore can not be considered merchandise'
    'That they were slaves and now he will set them free in America'
    'That they are slaves and must be sold down south'
    'That they be sent to prison for life'


9. During the time of the trial, who was the President of the United States of America?
    Van Buren
    Lincoln
    Adams
    Roosevelt


10. True or False: Were Cinque and the other Africans ever returned to Africa?
    Answer: (One Word)


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