Harriet Beecher Stowe Quiz

Harriet Beecher Stowe was an American author. Her novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a depiction of life for African-Americans under slavery. It energized anti-slavery forces in the American North, while provoking widespread anger in the South. She wrote more than 20 books, including novels, three travel memoirs, and collections of articles and letters.

Harriet Beecher Stowe Quiz Questions

1. What was Harriet Beecher Stowe’s original name?
a) Harriet Rebecca Lane
b) Harriet Martineau
c) Harriet Elizabeth Beecher
d) Madeleine Stowe

2. When was Harriet Beecher Stowe born?
a) 10 February 1809
b) 14 June 1811
c) 11 August 1804
d) 17 November 1816

3. Where was Harriet Beecher Stowe born?
a) Litchfield
b) Boston
c) Revere
d) Lynn

4. Where did Harriet Beecher Stowe come into contact with fugitive slaves?
a) Springfield
b) New York
c) Cincinnati
d) Pittsfield

5. When did Harriet Beecher Stowe publish The Mayflower?
a) 1831
b) 1843
c) 1835
d) 1838

6. Which paper serially published Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
a) The Atlantic Monthly.
b) Christian Union
c) Independent
d) National Era

7. When was Uncle Tom’s Cabin published in book form?
a) 1842
b) 1846
c) 1852
d) 1848

8. Where was Harriet Beecher Stowe enthusiastically received in 1853?
a) Brazil
b) Australia
c) Spain
d) England

9. When did Harriet Beecher Stowe die?
a) 3 March 1873
b) 6 May 1885
c) 1 July 1896
d) 31 December 1886

10. Where did Harriet Beecher Stowe die?
a) Hartford
b) Brunswick
c) New Haven
d) Bridgeport

Harriet Beecher Stowe Quiz Questions and Answers

1. What was Harriet Beecher Stowe’s original name?
c) Harriet Elizabeth Beecher

2. When was Harriet Beecher Stowe born?
b) 14 June 1811

3. Where was Harriet Beecher Stowe born?
a) Litchfield

4. Where did Harriet Beecher Stowe come into contact with fugitive slaves?
c) Cincinnati

5. When did Harriet Beecher Stowe publish The Mayflower?
b) 1843

6. Which paper serially published Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
d) National Era

7. When was Uncle Tom’s Cabin published in book form?
c) 1852

8. Where was Harriet Beecher Stowe enthusiastically received in 1853?
d) England

9. When did Harriet Beecher Stowe die?
c) 1 July 1896

10. Where did Harriet Beecher Stowe die?
a) Hartford