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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Jeremiah Cobb?
(a) A white man who survived by hiding from the slaves.
(b) The judge at Nat's trial.
(c) A neighbor of Joseph Travis, Nat's master.
(d) A saloon keeper.

2. According to Gray's "Introduction" people in the Southampton area were __________.:
(a) "Harbored sinister suspicions" regarding future uprisings.
(b) "Very worried" about the insurrection.
(c) "Greatly excited" about the uprising.
(d) "Afraid for their lives" from the slaves.

3. What does Gray think should have led the band of slaves to greater efforts?
(a) Desperation.
(b) Hope.
(c) Fear.
(d) Anger.

4. What is Nat going to be tried for?
(a) Theft.
(b) A misdemeanor.
(c) Disturbance of the Peace.
(d) A felony.

5. What does Nat remember during Gray's speech to the court?
(a) Hearing God order him to kill.
(b) A stern lecture from his master.
(c) A song Miss Margaret wrote.
(d) The twenty-third Psalm.

6. What does T. R. Gray mean by "this population"?
(a) Slaves.
(b) White people.
(c) Slave owners.
(d) Shopkeepers.

7. While in church with Hark, Nat makes plans to gather with other blacks where?
(a) Behind the general store.
(b) At the graveyard.
(c) Near the creek behind the church.
(d) In the alley next to the courthouse.

8. Where is Nat found to be hiding?
(a) Under a log.
(b) In a cave.
(c) In a swamp.
(d) In the woods.

9. Nat describes black slaves as being docile, yet filled with ______.
(a) Fear .
(b) Pain.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Fury.

10. How does Gray refer to himself in the introduction?
(a) Your obedient servant.
(b) Your respectful author.
(c) Your dutiful recorder.
(d) Your impartial ear.

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

12. Which Biblical prophet did Nat feel "spoke" to him most clearly about the rebellion?
(a) Abraham.
(b) Noah.
(c) Moses.
(d) Ezekiel.

13. What is the name of the town Nat can see from his jail cell window?
(a) Fredericksburg.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Savannah.
(d) Richmond.

14. What three adjectives does Gray use to describe Nat Turner's mind?
(a) Distraught, feverish, and plotting.
(b) Dark, bewildered, and overwrought.
(c) Excited, devious, and mischievous.
(d) Evil, thoughtless, and cruel.

15. What warning, if any, was given for the insurrection?
(a) Written plans were discovered, but too late.
(b) A villager overheard two slaves planning, but didn't take it seriously.
(c) One of the participating slaves told his wife.
(d) There was no warning given.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an insurrection?

2. Who gives T. R. Gray permission to talk to Nat in jail?

3. In the introduction, what does Gray state Nat's mind "first became"?

4. Why does Gray say he published the Confessions?

5. What moniker did Gray assign to Nat Turner?

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