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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Nat says his final prayer before beginning the insurrection, what does he do?
(a) Decides to fast until the day the uprising begins.
(b) Slaughters a pig as an offering to the Lord.
(c) Sets fire to his tabernacle.
(d) Hides some weapons in the woods.

2. While in jail, about how many blacks does Hark say were killed while Nat hid?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Two hundred.
(c) One hundred fifty.
(d) Fifty.

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

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

5. After dinner, what does Miss Nell do?
(a) Take a poultice to a sick Negro child in the cabins.
(b) Ask that dessert be served on the veranda.
(c) Go out to the smokehouse.
(d) Give the cooks their orders for the next day's meals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Nat's followers was deaf?

2. In Part 2, what does Nat say is the most futile thing a man can do?

3. What weapon does Nat carry?

4. How many of the slaves escaped the insurrection without punishment?

5. What does Gray say was the "only principle of restraint" for the band of slaves?

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