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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Nat's master at the time of the insurrection?
(a) Dr. Ballard.
(b) Joseph Travis.
(c) Jeremiah Cobb.
(d) Samuel Turner.

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

3. What does Nat say happened in 1825?
(a) A drought.
(b) A swarm of locusts.
(c) A flood.
(d) A cold summer.

4. Nat's father "ran off" from the Turner household. Why?
(a) Because the Underground Railroad came through.
(b) Because Benjamin Turner hit him.
(c) Because another slave threatened to kill him.
(d) Because he learned about the North Star.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Benjamin died, who inherited the plantation?

2. Shortly after the trial, what happens to Nate?

3. What does Gray think should have led the band of slaves to greater efforts?

4. What is a smudge pot used for?

5. Nat took four slaves to be hired out to Vaughan's for two weeks. When Nat met the men at the trace, what happened?

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