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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nat speaks of the growth of hatred in the Negro, but says one other thing must happen for the hatred to harden. What is that other thing?
(a) To live to some degree of intimacy with the white man.
(b) To be treated kindly by the white man, then taken away from that kindness.
(c) To gain some education, thereby learning the depths of his fate.
(d) To be treated as an object rather than a human.

2. According to Gray, how many slave uprisings had there been in the area prior to Nat Turner's?
(a) There had been one prior rebellion, also put down.
(b) There had been two prior rebellions.
(c) Nat's rebellion was the first.
(d) There had been three prior rebellions.

3. When Gray refers to the "dark continent" from which Negroes came, where is he referring to?
(a) South America.
(b) Africa.
(c) Australia.
(d) Antarctica.

4. While Nat rides with Marse Samuel to Jerusalem when he is eighteen, what does Marse Samuel say Nat has managed to overcome?
(a) A deficit of learning.
(b) The Negro's propensity for malingering.
(c) His tendency to take shortcuts.
(d) The natural handicaps of his race.

5. What warning, if any, was given for the insurrection?
(a) One of the participating slaves told his wife.
(b) A villager overheard two slaves planning, but didn't take it seriously.
(c) There was no warning given.
(d) Written plans were discovered, but too late.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Nat kills Margaret Whitehead, how does he react?

2. What does Nat see as a good omen right before he returns to the farm from his "sanctuary" after revealing his plans to his core group of followers?

3. In Part One, Nat tells Gray that the Lord told him to confess so that "all nations will know." What was the other reason the Lord gave Nat for confessing?

4. Nat's mind "finally" became what, according to Gray?

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

(see the answer key)

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