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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, After Emancipation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the only thing the slaves were given to eat on board the slave ship?
(a) Bread and cheese.
(b) Yams.
(c) Cabbage.
(d) Potatoes.

2. What was one principal item for which slaves were traded for?
(a) Weapons.
(b) Furniture.
(c) Yams.
(d) Liquor.

3. What was it about the African civilizations that made it easier for colonists to use the Africans more easily?
(a) African civilizations were highly developed with economic and political institutions, not unlike the American's own growing economy.
(b) The African civilization was uncouth and therefore it was easier to teach them how to be a slave.
(c) The African civilizations were different which made the American way more inticing.
(d) African civilizations encouraged traveling overseas.

4. How many lashes would a slave receive for something like a broken branch in the field or a dry leaf in the cotton?
(a) 20.
(b) 25.
(c) 30.
(d) 15.

5. Why were the Africans finally selected by the colonists to be slaves?
(a) They were easy to convince.
(b) They were easy to capture.
(c) Their skin color stood out and made it easy to find them if they tried to escape.
(d) They did as they were told, made acts of rebellion, and were willing to work hard for their masters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 5 portrays which of the following themes?

2. Solomon Northup said which of the following?

3. Why did the emotional scenes during slave trades occur?

4. What is true about slaves and their living on plantations?

5. Once the slaves left the field, what did they do?

(see the answer key)

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