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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the Introduction, what two methods did Gray say were used by the slaves to attempt to find safety?
(a) Begging for mercy or hiding on another plantation.
(b) Poling down the river or hiding on a boat.
(c) Running away or swimming.
(d) Concealment or returning home.

3. What does T. R. Gray mean by "this population"?
(a) White people.
(b) Slave owners.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Shopkeepers.

4. How does Gray refer to himself in the introduction?
(a) Your respectful author.
(b) Your dutiful recorder.
(c) Your obedient servant.
(d) Your impartial ear.

5. What moniker did Gray assign to Nat Turner?
(a) The "great Bandit."
(b) The "ferocious captive."
(c) The "elusive Fox."
(d) The "unrepentant runaway."

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Introduction, Gray hopes that the description of Nat's rebellion will demonstrate policy regarding what?

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

3. What was Nat's rebellion not motivated by?

4. Who is the last slave captured who participated in the rebellion?

5. What reason does Gray give in his introduction for publishing Nat's confessions?

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