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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gray say the "band" resisted when the white people finally caught up to them?
(a) Feebly.
(b) With great force.
(c) Desperately.
(d) Feverishly.

2. What reason does Gray give in his introduction for publishing Nat's confessions?
(a) To pay off his debts.
(b) To write an abolitionist tract.
(c) For the gratification of public curiosity.
(d) To create a record for posterity.

3. Why does Gray say he published the Confessions?
(a) For punishment of the guilty.
(b) For the gratification of public curiosity.
(c) In order to set the record straight.
(d) To include them in his memoirs.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gray say Nat will be punished?

2. Who did Nat confide his plans for the insurrection to?

3. What does Gray state that Nat's confessions demonstrate about the laws?

4. What does Gray refer to the insurgent slaves as?

5. How many of the slaves escaped the insurrection without punishment?

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