Uncle Tom's Cabin - Chapter 45 Quiz

What does Harriet Beecher Stowe focus on to appeal to both Northern and Southern readers in Uncle Tom's Cabin?

Question Answer Choices The economic benefits of ending slavery. The inconsistency of following Christianity while supporting slavery. The political advantages of unity. The historical significance of abolition.

What does Harriet Beecher Stowe ask Southerners to think about in Uncle Tom's Cabin?

Question Answer Choices Their morals. Their economy. Their traditions. Their families.

Who told Harriet Beecher Stowe the stories on which she based Old Prue and Simon Legree?

Question Answer Choices Her father. A former slave. Her husband. One of Stowe's brothers.

What does Harriet Beecher Stowe say about the practice of selling mixed-race women in Uncle Tom's Cabin?

Question Answer Choices It was uncommon in the North. It was outlawed in the South. It was well-known in the South. It was criticized by Southern politicians.

What law passed in 1850 influenced Harriet Beecher Stowe to write Uncle Tom's Cabin?

Question Answer Choices The Emancipation Proclamation. The Missouri Compromise. The Kansas-Nebraska Act. The Fugitive Slave Law.

What does Harriet Beecher Stowe say was a common experience among slaves in Uncle Tom's Cabin?

Question Answer Choices Being unprotected by the law. Being separated from their families. Being educated in secret. Being forced to work in factories.

According to Harriet Beecher Stowe in Uncle Tom's Cabin, what must both sides do to make up for participating in the Fugitive Slave Law?

Question Answer Choices Apologize to the slaves. Fight against the system of slavery. Move to free states. Support the Underground Railroad.

What real-life event inspired the character of Eliza Harris in Uncle Tom's Cabin?

Question Answer Choices A slave mother's crossing of the frozen Ohio River. A slave's escape through the Underground Railroad. A slave's daring journey across the Mississippi River. A slave's escape by hiding in a cotton bale.

What event does Harriet Beecher Stowe discuss in the final chapter of Uncle Tom's Cabin?

Question Answer Choices The events and observations that led her to write the book. The Civil War. The life of Uncle Tom. The abolition of slavery.

How does Harriet Beecher Stowe appeal to Northern readers in Uncle Tom's Cabin?

Question Answer Choices By asking them to boycott Southern goods. By asking them to welcome freedom seekers with open arms. By asking them to write letters to their congressmen. By asking them to donate money to abolitionist causes.