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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the slaves escaped the insurrection without punishment?
(a) Only one.
(b) Seven.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

2. Gray quotes a study by Professor Enoch Mebane that says:
(a) The Negro is a biologically inferior species.
(b) While slavery exists, rebellions are bound to happen.
(c) Negroes need to be handled like wild animals.
(d) Negroes are intellectually deficient.

3. In the Introduction, what two methods did Gray say were used by the slaves to attempt to find safety?
(a) Begging for mercy or hiding on another plantation.
(b) Running away or swimming.
(c) Concealment or returning home.
(d) Poling down the river or hiding on a boat.

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

5. What is Joseph Travis's profession?
(a) A wheelwright.
(b) A judge.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A farmer.

6. 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.

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

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

9. What does Gray say was the "only principle of restraint" for the band of slaves?
(a) Worry that the alarm would be raised too soon.
(b) Fear of taking too much time, impeding their escape to the north.
(c) Fear of being caught.
(d) Apprehension for their personal safety.

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

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

12. How does Gray say the "band" resisted when the white people finally caught up to them?
(a) Feebly.
(b) Desperately.
(c) With great force.
(d) Feverishly.

13. What is Nat's execution date?
(a) November 11th.
(b) Thanksgiving Day.
(c) November 1st.
(d) November 12th.

14. How does Nat encounter Jeremiah Cobb the first time?
(a) Cobb needs repairs to his dogcart.
(b) Cobb requests water from the Travis well.
(c) Cobb is considering buying Nat.
(d) Cobb stops by to visit Joseph Travis.

15. What word did Cobb ask Nat to spell?
(a) Dog.
(b) Cobb.
(c) Nat.
(d) Cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nickname T. R. Gray gives to Nat in the "To the Public" section of the book?

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

3. What does Nat wonder about after sentencing?

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

5. When did Nat first begin to plan his rebellion?

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