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Music in the Underground Railroad

Which of the following is NOT a way that slaves and abolitionists communicated with one another?

Quilts

Lights

Music

Which river is discussed in either "Follow the Drinking Gourd" or "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot?"

The Tombigbee River

The Colorado River

The Danube River

What does "swing low" mean?

Come to the southern states

Go into the valley

Lie down

What is the drinking gourd?

Orion's Belt

The Little Dipper

The Big Dipper

Which of the following are songs that were sung as a form of communication?

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

Follow the Drinking Gourd

All of the above

When does the first Quail call?

March

April

May

A "sweet chariot" generally refers to a heavenly vehicle. What is it referring to in this context?

The Underground Railroad

Safe Houses

A literal Chariot

Peg Leg Joe was an ex-sailor who helped free slaves through the Underground Railroad. How is he referred to in the secret songs?

"That sailor man"

"The old man"

"The angel Joseph"

How do dead trees help the escapees?

The roots point North

The moss points North

The branches point North

What does "coming for to carry me home" mean?

Take me to my master's house

Take me to my parents' house

Take me to freedom in the North

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