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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which part of his body causes Cobb pain?
(a) His heart.
(b) His foot.
(c) His leg.
(d) His arm.

2. Gray quotes a study by Professor Enoch Mebane that says:
(a) Negroes need to be handled like wild animals.
(b) The Negro is a biologically inferior species.
(c) Negroes are intellectually deficient.
(d) While slavery exists, rebellions are bound to happen.

3. How does Nat encounter Jeremiah Cobb the first time?
(a) Cobb stops by to visit Joseph Travis.
(b) Cobb needs repairs to his dogcart.
(c) Cobb requests water from the Travis well.
(d) Cobb is considering buying Nat.

4. On what date was Nat captured?
(a) November 1, 1831.
(b) October 31, 1831.
(c) October 30, 1831.
(d) October 29, 1831.

5. When Gray speaks of understanding Nat's mind, what does he say about it?
(a) Nat had a mental condition and couldn't understand what he was doing.
(b) Nat had sociopathic tendencies and would have killed more people if he hadn't been caught.
(c) Nat's mind snapped at the thought of being sold again.
(d) Nat was trying to grapple with things beyond his mind's reach.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jeremiah Cobb?

2. What does Nat have a dream about while In the courtroom?

3. Nat describes black slaves as being docile, yet filled with ______.

4. In Part 1, how does Gray refer to Nat?

5. Who does Trezevant compare Nat to?

(see the answer key)

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