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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 owner when Nat was about twelve?
(a) Jeremiah Cobb.
(b) Samuel Turner.
(c) Mrs. Turner.
(d) He was free when he was twelve.

2. Benjamin stated that he, too, would like to do away with slavery. What did he say might take the places of the slaves?
(a) Prisoners.
(b) Workers from another country.
(c) Hired help.
(d) Machines.

3. Why does Gray say he published the Confessions?
(a) For the gratification of public curiosity.
(b) For punishment of the guilty.
(c) In order to set the record straight.
(d) To include them in his memoirs.

4. What happened to Hark's wife and son?
(a) They died.
(b) They moved to another plantation.
(c) They escaped.
(d) They were sold to Mississippi.

5. What does Gray attribute the failure of the rebellion to?
(a) The lack of intelligence of the slaves.
(b) Astute observations on the part of the white slaveholders.
(c) The moral deficiency of the Negro character.
(d) Close monitoring of all slave activities.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Cobb uses a word to describe the children of slaves. What is that word?

3. What year did Nat's grandmother die?

4. What book did Nat steal from the Turner library?

5. In Part 3, Nat compares the slave traders to what?

(see the answer key)

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