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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Trezevant compare Nat to?
(a) The Pope.
(b) Attila the Hun.
(c) Ivan the Terrible.
(d) President Andrew Jackson.

2. What is the nickname T. R. Gray gives to Nat in the "To the Public" section of the book?
(a) Black Bandit.
(b) Powerful Slave.
(c) Insane Instigator.
(d) Great Bandit.

3. What reason does Gray give in his introduction for publishing Nat's confessions?
(a) To create a record for posterity.
(b) For the gratification of public curiosity.
(c) To pay off his debts.
(d) To write an abolitionist tract.

4. Where is Nat found to be hiding?
(a) In a cave.
(b) In a swamp.
(c) In the woods.
(d) Under a log.

5. Nat tells Gray of an event that "laid the groundwork" for his later actions, including the insurrection. What was that event?
(a) Wanting to train for the priesthood.
(b) Being sold to a new master.
(c) Stealing small items with a group of childhood friends.
(d) As a child, relating events that had happened before his birth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Biblical prophet did Nat feel "spoke" to him most clearly about the rebellion?

2. What does Nat remember during Gray's speech to the court?

3. Who finds Nat and captures him?

4. When Gray speaks of understanding Nat's mind, what does he say about it?

5. How does Nat encounter Jeremiah Cobb the first time?

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