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

This is my third quiz about Alex Haley's book. I hope you enjoy it.

A multiple-choice quiz by dakotanorth. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
dakotanorth

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
41,890

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

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Tough

Avg Score
11 / 20

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Question 1 of 20

1. In what year was Chicken George born? Hint

1806

1803

1809

1812

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Question 2 of 20

2. When George was a little boy he used to do imitations of people?

Yes

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Question 3 of 20

3. What did Massa Lea give Chicken George a traveling pass for? Hint

To go to the chicken fights with him.

To go tomcatting at night.

To go see his grandfather, Kunta.

To work in the fields.

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Question 4 of 20

4. Whom did Chicken George marry? Hint

Beaulah

Fanta

Charity

Matilda

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Question 5 of 20

5. Who was Massa Lea's arch rival when it came to cockfighting? Hint

Massa Jewett

Massa Goodings

Massa Lingwood

Massa Pilch

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Question 6 of 20

6. How many children did Chicken George have? Hint

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Question 7 of 20

7. With each child's birth, what did Chicken George do (it is something he promised his mother)? Hint

He sang them lullabyes.

He taught them how to cockfight.

He read them a story every night.

He told each child the story of Kunta Kinte.

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Question 8 of 20

8. How much did Massa Jewett offer Massa Lea for George? Hint

$3,000

$10,000

$5,000

$4,000

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Question 9 of 20

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.)

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Question 10 of 20

10. To whom did Massa Lea sell George's family to? Hint

Massa Jewett

Massa Murray

Massa DiMucci

Massa Brady

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Question 11 of 20

11. In what county did this new massa live?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 12 of 20

12. Which son of Chicken George's was a blacksmith? Hint

Tom

Ashford

Lil' George

James

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Question 13 of 20

13. Who did Tom marry? Hint

Chessie

Alexa

Arianna

Irene

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Question 14 of 20

14. How many children did Tom have? Hint

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Question 15 of 20

15. Who was Virgil's wife? Hint

Melissa Sue

Mary Sue

Lilly Sue

Mary Ann

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Question 16 of 20

16. What was the name of Virgil's son? Hint

Virgil, Jr.

Kunta

George III

Uriah

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Question 17 of 20

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

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Question 18 of 20

18. Who was the former sheriff of Alamance County? Hint

J.D. Gates

D.J Cates

J.D. Cates

D.J. Gates

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Question 19 of 20

19. What nickname was given to the young white boy by Matilda and the family (the white boy that Tom caught stealing)? Hint

Young George

Georgie

Ol' George

Baby George

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Question 20 of 20

20. What was the name of the white boy that the family befriended? Hint

George Johnson

George Henderson

George Smith

George Jones

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what year was Chicken George born?

Answer: 1806

In the winter of 1806, Chicken George was born.

2. When George was a little boy he used to do imitations of people?

Answer: Yes

When George was little he used to have fun imitating people, especially Massa Tom Lea. This was done after George made sure that the Massa was nowhere to be seen.

3. What did Massa Lea give Chicken George a traveling pass for?

Answer: To go tomcatting at night.

Massa Lea gave George a traveling pass to go tomcatting at night. The main reason for this pass was Massa Lea found out that George was sneaking over to Massa Jewett's place to see a slave girl named Charity, who by the way was two-timing George. Massa Lea was afraid that George was giving away cockfighting secrets.

However, once George told Massa Lea about Matilda, Massa Lea said he would give him the traveling pass only until he got married, then he would take it back. That's how George got to go prowling at night!

4. Whom did Chicken George marry?

Answer: Matilda

Chicken George married Matilda. She gave him 6 boys and 2 girls.

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

Answer: Massa Jewett

Massa Jewett was Massa Lea's arch rival when it came to cockfighting. Jewett even offered Lea $4,000 for Chicken George when he saw that George had talent.

6. How many children did Chicken George have?

Answer: 8

George and Matilda had 8 children, their names were, in order of their births: Virgil, Ashford, George, Tom, Lewis, James, Little Kizzy and Mary.

7. With each child's birth, what did Chicken George do (it is something he promised his mother)?

Answer: He told each child the story of Kunta Kinte.

With each child's birth, Chicken George told them the story of Kunta Kinte. He promised his mother that he would always do that.

8. How much did Massa Jewett offer Massa Lea for George?

Answer: $4,000

Massa Jewett offered Massa Lea, $4,000 for George. Massa Lea had the thrill of turning down a rich blue blood like Jewett.

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: England

He went to England. Lea owed $20,000 dollars to the Lord Russell.

10. To whom did Massa Lea sell George's family to?

Answer: Massa Murray

Massa Murray bought Chicken George's family. Gran'mammy Kizzy, Sister Sarah, Miss Malizy, and Uncle Pompey were not taken as part of the sale.

11. In what county did this new massa live?

Answer: Alamance County

Massa Murray lived in Alamance County, North Carolina. He was a tobacco plantation owner.

12. Which son of Chicken George's was a blacksmith?

Answer: Tom

Tom was the blacksmith. Massa Lea sent him to become an apprentice and when he came back he was a blacksmith. His first thing that he made when he was younger was a water pitcher. This showed his family that he had talent.

13. Who did Tom marry?

Answer: Irene

Tom met Irene when he went to measure her massa's windows for iron grates.

14. How many children did Tom have?

Answer: 8

Tom and Irene had 8 children, they were, in order of their births: Maria Jane, Ellen, Viney, Lil' Matilda, Elizabeth, Plus, Young Tom, and Cynthia.

15. Who was Virgil's wife?

Answer: Lilly Sue

Lilly Sue was Virgil's wife. When Virgil and his family were sold to Massa Murray, Lilly Sue was not sold because she was still living on the plantation of her massa's. Matilda persuaded Massa Murray to buy Lilly Sue and Uriah (Virgil and Lilly Sue's child).

16. What was the name of Virgil's son?

Answer: Uriah

The child's name was Uriah. He was considered not right in the head by his family.

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.

Answer: True

True, this law was told to Massa Murray by J.D. Cates, the former sheriff, when Tom and Chicken George came in to the town. Cates told them to let Massa Murray know that he will be over to see him the next day. After Cates came to see Murray, the massa told Chicken George that if he wanted to stay and be re-enslaved he would be treated nicely. Matilda told Chicken George that as the family's first freed member he must stay free.

18. Who was the former sheriff of Alamance County?

Answer: J.D. Cates

J.D. Cates was the former sheriff of Alamance County.

19. What nickname was given to the young white boy by Matilda and the family (the white boy that Tom caught stealing)?

Answer: Ol' George

George Johnson was given the nickname of Ol' George, because the family already had Chicken George and Lil' George.

20. What was the name of the white boy that the family befriended?

Answer: George Johnson

George Johnson was the boy that befriended the family. He was sixteen and married to a fourteen year old named Martha.

Source: Author dakotanorth

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