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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Jeremiah Cobb?
(a) A neighbor of Joseph Travis, Nat's master.
(b) A saloon keeper.
(c) The judge at Nat's trial.
(d) A white man who survived by hiding from the slaves.

3. How does Gray say Nat will be punished?
(a) The gallows.
(b) The guillotine.
(c) Being tarred and feathered.
(d) A firing squad.

4. What is Nat going to be tried for?
(a) A misdemeanor.
(b) Theft.
(c) A felony.
(d) Disturbance of the Peace.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What weapon does Nat's captor carry?

2. What do the Negroes in church use to fan themselves?

3. What is Joseph Travis's profession?

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

5. What does Gray attribute the failure of the rebellion to?

(see the answer key)

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