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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Gray say was the "only principle of restraint" for the band of slaves?
(a) Fear of being caught.
(b) Worry that the alarm would be raised too soon.
(c) Apprehension for their personal safety.
(d) Fear of taking too much time, impeding their escape to the north.

3. What is Nat's execution date?
(a) November 1st.
(b) November 12th.
(c) November 11th.
(d) Thanksgiving Day.

4. What is Nat going to be tried for?
(a) A misdemeanor.
(b) A felony.
(c) Disturbance of the Peace.
(d) Theft.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gray attribute the failure of the rebellion to?

2. How does Nat encounter Jeremiah Cobb the first time?

3. Who does Trezevant compare Nat to?

4. Gray quotes a study by Professor Enoch Mebane that says:

5. While in church with Hark, Nat makes plans to gather with other blacks where?

(see the answer key)

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