12 Years a Slave – Film Quiz

What kind of life does Solomon have at the beginning of the film?

• He is poor and living alone

• He is a free man with a family and job

• He is a soldier in the war

• He is already enslaved

What does the word kidnap mean?

• To travel far

• To take someone by force

• To give someone money

• To help someone escape

How do the two men trick Solomon?

• They pretend to be police

• They promise him land

• They offer him a job as a musician

• They ask him to help someone sick

What happens to Solomon after the dinner with the two men?

• He goes home safely

• He falls asleep and wakes up in chains

• He goes to work in Washington

• He signs a contract for money

What is a slave pen?

• A place where people write letters

• A place where enslaved people are kept

• A school for free men

• A tool for farming

What does shackles mean?

• Food for workers

• Chains for the hands or feet

• A type of clothing

• A part of a house

What happens when Solomon says he is a free man?

• The people believe him and let him go

• He is beaten and told to be quiet

• He is ignored He is beaten and told to be quiet

• He signs papers and is freed

What happens to the mother and her children at the New Orleans auction?

• They are all freed

• They are sold together to a kind owner

• The mother is sold alone, and the children are taken from her

• They hide and escape

Who buys Solomon at the auction?

• William Ford

• Mr. Bass

• John Tibeats

• Edwin Epps

What kind of man is Ford?

• Cruel and violent

• A free Black man

• A runaway

• Kind, but still a slaveholder