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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gives T. R. Gray permission to talk to Nat in jail?
(a) The preacher.
(b) Nat's jailer.
(c) Nat's master.
(d) Jeremiah Cobb.

2. What happened when Nat and Willis went to the creek together?
(a) A fishing lesson.
(b) A sermon.
(c) Nat fell in.
(d) A baptism.

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

4. What were Marse Samuel's "grander plans" for Nat?
(a) Becoming head butler.
(b) An apprenticeship in blacksmithing.
(c) An apprenticeship in carpentry.
(d) Going to secondary school.

5. What weapon does Nat's captor carry?
(a) A bow and arrow.
(b) A shotgun.
(c) A sword.
(d) A knife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which Biblical prophet did Nat feel "spoke" to him most clearly about the rebellion?

3. After dinner, what does Miss Nell do?

4. In the Introduction, what two methods did Gray say were used by the slaves to attempt to find safety?

5. According to Nat, Hark's name might be short for what?

(see the answer key)

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