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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Miss Nell give Nat one year for Christmas?
(a) A copy of the Gettysburg Address.
(b) A book by Sir Walter Scott.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A copy of The Life and Death of Mr. Badman.

2. Who is the last slave captured who participated in the rebellion?
(a) Sam.
(b) Nat.
(c) Hark.
(d) Nelson.

3. What does Nat take as a "sign" from God that he can begin planning his attack?
(a) A lunar eclipse.
(b) A hailstorm.
(c) A solar eclipse.
(d) When lightning strikes a tree by him.

4. How many steps are in Nat's plan to kill the white people?
(a) Nine.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Twelve.

5. What is a smudge pot used for?
(a) Keeping mosquitoes away.
(b) Providing heat on the veranda.
(c) Keeping the house fires lit.
(d) Lighting gentlemen's cigarettes.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Gray, how many slave uprisings had there been in the area prior to Nat Turner's?

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

3. In Part 3, how many Negroes did Gray say there were in Southampton County?

4. Even though Nat says Ethelred Brantley is deserving of the Lord's grace, he still feels what emotions toward him?

5. What is Nat going to be tried for?

(see the answer key)

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