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Johnny Tremain quiz

This is a quiz on 'Johnny Tremain', a book about the American Revolution by Esther Forbes, winner of the 1943 Newbery Medal.

A multiple-choice quiz by meals. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
meals

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
69,698

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
466

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. How old is Dusty Miller at the beginning of the book? Hint

Twelve

Eleven

Fourteen

Thirteen

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Question 2 of 15

2. On which day was the port of Boston closed? Hint

August 1st, 1776

July 1st, 1774

June 1st, 1774

June 1st, 1775

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Question 3 of 15

3. How many shillings did the Observers 'owe' on the Sunday Sam Adams came with a paper for Rab to set? Hint

Twelve shillings

Eight shillings

Six shillings

Five shillings

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Question 4 of 15

4. After Cilla went to work for the Lytes and came to visit Johnny, how long did Rab take walking her home? Hint

One hour, forty-seven minutes

Half an hour

Two hours, twenty-six minutes

One hour, twenty-six minutes

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which inn is situated near the Observer's office?

Answer: (Two Words--not 'the')

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which Major demanded, 'Disperse, ye rebels!'?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 7 of 15

7. Fill in the blank: 'So that a man can__up.' Hint

Throw

Stand

Sit

Grow

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Question 8 of 15

8. What kind of gem did Merchant Lyte (supposedly) break a tooth on? Hint

A ruby

A sapphire

A diamond

An emerald

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who organized the Boston spy system?

Answer: (I really shouldn't give you a hint, but think silversmithing--first and last name)

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Question 10 of 15

10. What was the name of Sam Adams' African-American maid? Hint

Her name was never mentioned

Sue

Sukey

Susie

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Question 11 of 15

11. What card was Lavinia Lyte going to be at a masquerade (Isannah was going to be a two and hold her train) with British officers? Hint

Queen of Spades

Queen of Clubs

Queen of Hearts

Queen of Diamonds

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Question 12 of 15

12. What was the name of Madge's sergeant?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 13 of 15

13. What color horse pulls John Hancock's carriage? Hint

Gray

Black

White

Spotted

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Question 14 of 15

14. What was the name of the lieutenant who whacked Rab on the head with his sword for daring to touch British weapons? Hint

Don't you read properly? He was a corporal!

Lieutenant Stranger

Lieutenant Bragg

Lieutenant Smith

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Question 15 of 15

15. We'll end with an easy one: Which of these four Revolutionary war personages did NOT ride to warn the countryside the night before the war started? Hint

Paul Revere

Samuel Prescott

William Dawes

Sam Adams

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How old is Dusty Miller at the beginning of the book?

Answer: Eleven

'Dusty Miller was eleven. It was easy for Johnny to say 'Look sharp, Dusty,' and little Dusty looked sharp.'

2. On which day was the port of Boston closed?

Answer: June 1st, 1774

King George, furious about the tea in Boston harbor, closed Boston's port. This was meant to cripple the city, because it relied on the port. It did, however, make the country furious, even Tories, and more people than ever talked Revolution. And the rest of the thirteen colonies helped Boston get through the next winter.

3. How many shillings did the Observers 'owe' on the Sunday Sam Adams came with a paper for Rab to set?

Answer: Eight shillings

This meant that they would meet at the Observer that night at eight. Johnny made the rounds, even though it was a Sunday.

4. After Cilla went to work for the Lytes and came to visit Johnny, how long did Rab take walking her home?

Answer: One hour, forty-seven minutes

Johnny was mad. Rab, who took one hour and forty-seven minutes to walk Cilla home, had been fed by the cook, and thought Cilla was a grand kid.

5. Which inn is situated near the Observer's office?

Answer: Afric Queen

This is where the British soldiers stay, and where Johnny glutted himself after receiving the money from John Hancock.

6. Which Major demanded, 'Disperse, ye rebels!'?

Answer: Major Pitcairn

Major Pitcairn was an actual historical person like most of the people in this book. He also really said 'Disperse, ye rebels!'. The rebels did not disperse.

7. Fill in the blank: 'So that a man can__up.'

Answer: Stand

This is the theme of the book. It's spoken by James Otis (who Sam Adams thinks is crazy), and has a marked effect on Johnny. It's because of this that, at the end of the book, he lets Dr. Warren operate on his hand.

8. What kind of gem did Merchant Lyte (supposedly) break a tooth on?

Answer: A ruby

Johnny entertained Isannah with stories about Merchant Lyte. This was one of them. He claimed that the cook mistook a ruby for a currant and put it in a fruitcake and that was why Lyte had a chipped front tooth.

9. Who organized the Boston spy system?

Answer: Paul Revere

10. What was the name of Sam Adams' African-American maid?

Answer: Sukey

Sukey accidentally threw a bucket of dirty dish water onto Johnny, but Johnny counted ten and she apologized, dried his clothes, and gave him pie.

11. What card was Lavinia Lyte going to be at a masquerade (Isannah was going to be a two and hold her train) with British officers?

Answer: Queen of Spades

Cilla brought in Johnny to make Lavinia a scepter. Johnny was thrown out shortly thereafter, having tipped Isannah over (with hardly anything on) and insulted her.

12. What was the name of Madge's sergeant?

Answer: Sergeant Gale

13. What color horse pulls John Hancock's carriage?

Answer: Gray

This is mentioned just before Johnny goes to John Hancock for a job.

14. What was the name of the lieutenant who whacked Rab on the head with his sword for daring to touch British weapons?

Answer: Lieutenant Bragg

Rab was looking for a decent gun at this point in the book. He had the audacity to touch one of the British guns. The lieutenant who was guarding it broke off his conversation with the girls for long enough to whack him on the head with the flat of his sword, then kept on talking.

15. We'll end with an easy one: Which of these four Revolutionary war personages did NOT ride to warn the countryside the night before the war started?

Answer: Sam Adams

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