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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 an insurrection?
(a) An agreement.
(b) An uprising.
(c) A fight.
(d) A peace march.

2. How many of the slaves escaped the insurrection without punishment?
(a) Seven.
(b) Two.
(c) None.
(d) Only one.

3. Who finds Nat and captures him?
(a) Benjamin Phipps.
(b) Benjamin Phelps.
(c) Benjamin Armstrong.
(d) Benjamin Pepper.

4. Who is the last slave captured who participated in the rebellion?
(a) Nelson.
(b) Sam.
(c) Nat.
(d) Hark.

5. What does Gray state that Nat's confessions demonstrate about the laws?
(a) How they protect the white slaveholders.
(b) How they restrain the slaves.
(c) How they help locate runaway slaves.
(d) How they are unfair to the slaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nickname T. R. Gray gives to Nat in the "To the Public" section of the book?

2. What word did Cobb ask Nat to spell?

3. What does Gray tell Nat about the Bible, when he cannot bring one to Nat?

4. While in jail, about how many blacks does Hark say were killed while Nat hid?

5. What does Gray feel that Nat's rebellion will further the cause of?

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