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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Miss Maria Pope?
(a) Joseph Travis's aunt.
(b) Joseph Travis's half-sister.
(c) The closest neighbor to the Travis home.
(d) Mrs. Travis's half-sister.

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

4. What does Nat wonder about after sentencing?
(a) Redemption.
(b) Saving Hark.
(c) Escaping.
(d) Stealing a Bible.

5. What does Nat have a dream about while In the courtroom?
(a) Being lost.
(b) Winning his case in court and being freed.
(c) Boys trapped in quicksand.
(d) Escaping.

6. What does Gray state that Nat's confessions demonstrate about the laws?
(a) How they restrain the slaves.
(b) How they are unfair to the slaves.
(c) How they protect the white slaveholders.
(d) How they help locate runaway slaves.

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

8. According to Nat's confession, how many people did he kill?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Thirty-Two.
(d) Ten.

9. On what date was Nat captured?
(a) November 1, 1831.
(b) October 30, 1831.
(c) October 31, 1831.
(d) October 29, 1831.

10. When Gray speaks of understanding Nat's mind, what does he say about it?
(a) Nat was trying to grapple with things beyond his mind's reach.
(b) Nat's mind snapped at the thought of being sold again.
(c) Nat had a mental condition and couldn't understand what he was doing.
(d) Nat had sociopathic tendencies and would have killed more people if he hadn't been caught.

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

12. According to Gray, what excuse did Nat give for his participation in the rebellion?
(a) Because he was angry.
(b) None.
(c) Because he wanted to be free.
(d) Because his friends told him to.

13. How does Gray say Nat will be punished?
(a) The guillotine.
(b) The gallows.
(c) Being tarred and feathered.
(d) A firing squad.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jeremiah Cobb?

2. What does Gray refer to the insurgent slaves as?

3. How does Gray say the "band" resisted when the white people finally caught up to them?

4. Where is Nat found to be hiding?

5. In Part 1, how does Gray refer to Nat?

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