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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Nat's confession, he had originally intended the rebellion to begin on what day?
(a) July 1st.
(b) July 4th.
(c) His master's birthday.
(d) His birthday.

2. Gray quotes a study by Professor Enoch Mebane that says:
(a) The Negro is a biologically inferior species.
(b) Negroes need to be handled like wild animals.
(c) Negroes are intellectually deficient.
(d) While slavery exists, rebellions are bound to happen.

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

4. Nat tells Gray of an event that "laid the groundwork" for his later actions, including the insurrection. What was that event?
(a) Stealing small items with a group of childhood friends.
(b) Wanting to train for the priesthood.
(c) Being sold to a new master.
(d) As a child, relating events that had happened before his birth.

5. 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?
(a) That the pure shall know repentance.
(b) That thy life shall be spared.
(c) That thy acts will be known to all men.
(d) That thy truth shall be known.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Nat first begin to plan his rebellion?

2. Who is Gray?

3. What three adjectives does Gray use to describe Nat Turner's mind?

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

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

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